Classement des grottes par profondeur:
- Gouffre Krubera / Voronya (Massif d'Arabika): Caucase occidental (Abkhazie, Georgia ) 2191m Topo : Plan - Coupe
- Gouffre Mirolda / Lucien Coudlier: Haute-Savoie, France 1733m
- Lamprechtosofen-Vogelshacht: Salzburg, Austria 1632m
- Reseau Jean Bernard: Haute-Savoie, France 1602m
- Torca del Cerro: Asturias, Spain 1589m
- Sarma: Géorgie 1543m
- Ceki 2 la Vendetta: Slovénie 1533m
- Shakta Vjacheslav Pantjukhina: Abkhazia, Georgia 1508m
- Sistema Cuicateca: Mexico 1484m
- Sistema Huautla: Oaxaca, Mexico 1475m
- Sistema del Trave: Asturias, Spain 1441m
- Evren Gunay Dünedi (Peynirlikönü) Turquie 1429m
- Boj-Bulok: Uzbekistan 1415m
- Laminako Aterneko Leizea: Nararra, Spain 1408m
- Sustavd Lukina jama: Velebit, Croatia 1393m
- Sistema Cheve: Oaxaca, Mexico 1386m
- Evern GUNAY sinkhole: Cukurpinar, Turkey 1377m
- Sniezhnaja-Mezhonnogo: Abkhazia, Georgia 1370m
- Sistema Arañonera - Tendenera Spain 1349m
- Reseau de la Pierre Saint Martin: Pyre., France 1342m
- Siebenhengste-hohgant Hohlensystem: Bern, Switzerland 1340m
- Slovacka jama: Velebit, Croatia 1295m
- Cosanostraloch – Berger- Platteneck Hohle: Austria 1291m
- Gouffre Berger-Bouffre do la Fromagere: Isere, France 1278m
- Pozo del Madejuno: Leon, Spain 1255m
- Torca dos los Rebecos: Asturias, Spain 1255m
- Abisso Paolo Roversi: Toscana, Italy 1249m
- Vladimir V. Iljukhina System: Alkhazia, Georgia 1240m
- Sotano Akematl: Puebla, Mexico 1226m
- Schwerhohlensystem (Batmanhole): Salzburg, Austria 1219m
- Abisso Ulivifer : Toscana, Italy 1215m
- Kihaje Xontjoa: Oaxaca, Mexico 1209m
- Gorgothakas: Crete, Greece 1208m
- Dachstein-Mammuthohle: Oberosterreich, Austria 1199m
- Crnelsko brezno: Rombonaki Podi, Slovenia 1198m
- Cukurpinar Dudeni: Anamur, Turkey 1195m
- Complesso del Monte Corchia: Toscana, Italy 1190m
- Vandima: Rombanaki, Slovenia 1182m
- Sistema Aranonera: Huesca, Spain 1179m
- Jubilaumsschacht: Salzburg, Austria 1173m
- Gouffre de Bracas de Thurugne 6: Pyre., France 1172m
- Abisso Vive le Donne: Lombardia, Italy 1170m
- Anou Ifflis : Bouira, Algeria 1170m
- Sima 56 de Andara: Cantabria, Spain 1169m
- Torca Idoubeda: Picos do Europa, Spain 1167m
- Sistema Badlaona: Huesca, Spain 1150m
- Tanne des Pra d’Zeures: Haute-Savoie, France 1148m
- Sistema del Xitu: Asturias, Spain 1135m
- Sistem Molika Pec: DleskovskaPlanto, Slovenia 1130m
- Neide – Muruk Cave: New Britain, Papua New Guinea 1123m
- Arabikskaja: Abkhazia, Georgia 1110m
- Kazumura Cave: Hawaii, USA 1101m
- Schneeloch: Salzburg, Austria 1101m
- Sima G.E.S.M. de los Hoyos del Pilar: Malaga, Spain 1101m
- Jagergrunntro-Hohlensystem: Salzburg, Austria 1078m
ps: Le classement est en évolution permanente.