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Area from inland water bodies

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  1. 1Canada86.61M
  2. 2Russian Federation49.83M
  3. 3Kazakhstan16.72M
  4. 4United States14.09M
  5. 5China11.36M
  6. 6Brazil9.16M
  7. 7Turkmenistan8.93M
  8. 8Azerbaijan7.94M
  9. 9Iran, Islamic Rep.6.13M
  10. 10Tanzania5.55M
  11. 11Uganda3.62M
  12. 12Congo, Dem. Rep.3.53M
  13. 13Sweden3.36M
  14. 14Argentina3.07M
  15. 15Finland2.88M
  16. 16Malawi2.33M
  17. 17Indonesia2.08M
  18. 18India1.82M
  19. 19Greenland1.54M
  20. 20Mongolia1.39M
  21. 21Norway1.35M
  22. 22Chile1.26M
  23. 23Peru1.25M
  24. 24Australia1.2M
  25. 25Kenya1.17M
  26. 26Zambia1.15M
  27. 27Turkiye1.1M
  28. 28Ukraine1.07M
  29. 29Mozambique1.04M
  30. 30Mexico1.04M
  31. 31Venezuela, RB1.02M
  32. 32Uzbekistan1.01M
  33. 33Bolivia1M
  34. 34Nicaragua954,230
  35. 35Colombia741,210
  36. 36Kyrgyz Republic720,450
  37. 37Ethiopia717,580
  38. 38Egypt, Arab Rep.670,760
  39. 39Myanmar642,500
  40. 40Ghana579,220
  41. 41Iraq519,810
  42. 42Bangladesh498,810
  43. 43Thailand493,160
  44. 44New Zealand475,950
  45. 45Viet Nam445,640
  46. 46Papua New Guinea395,430
  47. 47Cambodia389,010
  48. 48Uruguay383,330
  49. 49Philippines367,860
  50. 50Japan344,950
  51. 51Germany337,780
  52. 52Sudan336,670
  53. 53Paraguay336,290
  54. 54Nigeria336,280
  55. 55Malaysia331,890
  56. 56Zimbabwe322,680
  57. 57Poland317,000
  58. 58Pakistan313,860
  59. 59South Africa291,540
  60. 60France265,500
  61. 61Italy260,020
  62. 62United Kingdom237,030
  63. 63Spain216,820
  64. 64Iceland207,880
  65. 65Estonia205,820
  66. 66Cuba202,970
  67. 67Burundi194,820
  68. 68Denmark194,040
  69. 69Suriname183,190
  70. 70Ecuador179,970
  71. 71Lao PDR176,680
  72. 72Mali170,700
  73. 73Madagascar167,840
  74. 74Cameroon165,160
  75. 75Romania163,570
  76. 76Belarus163,300
  77. 77Congo, Rep.161,940
  78. 78Chad158,500
  79. 79Tajikistan151,720
  80. 80Rwanda150,090
  81. 81Greece141,880
  82. 82Gabon135,170
  83. 83Switzerland133,910
  84. 84Armenia133,460
  85. 85Bahamas, The124,580
  86. 86Guatemala112,880
  87. 87Ireland111,530
  88. 88Korea, Dem. People's Rep.110,830
  89. 89Hungary109,150
  90. 90Syrian Arab Republic104,370
  91. 91Sri Lanka96,890
  92. 92Guyana96,040
  93. 93Cote d'Ivoire95,380
  94. 94Korea, Rep.88,100
  95. 95Latvia85,210
  96. 96Lithuania84,630
  97. 97Bulgaria84,090
  98. 98Saudi Arabia82,170
  99. 99Netherlands80,930
  100. 100Honduras75,870
  101. 101Angola70,590
  102. 102Portugal64,800
  103. 103Afghanistan63,790
  104. 104Austria58,730
  105. 105Morocco57,990
  106. 106Serbia52,100
  107. 107North Macedonia49,840
  108. 108Yemen, Rep.48,770
  109. 109Albania48,600
  110. 110Dominican Republic48,020
  111. 111South Sudan46,580
  112. 112Czechia45,360
  113. 113Botswana45,060
  114. 114Israel44,920
  115. 115Jordan44,410
  116. 116Taiwan44,250
  117. 117Burkina Faso44,130
  118. 118Panama42,730
  119. 119Algeria41,660
  120. 120Senegal39,830
  121. 121Central African Republic37,830
  122. 122Croatia35,050
  123. 123Fiji31,350
  124. 124Tunisia28,760
  125. 125Georgia28,010
  126. 126Belize26,630
  127. 127Solomon Islands25,450
  128. 128Moldova25,430
  129. 129Slovak Republic24,740
  130. 130Montenegro24,670
  131. 131El Salvador24,340
  132. 132Haiti23,220
  133. 133Namibia20,810
  134. 134Mauritania19,930
  135. 135West Bank and Gaza18,030
  136. 136Bosnia and Herzegovina18,000
  137. 137Costa Rica17,820
  138. 138Niger16,100
  139. 139Oman15,430
  140. 140Nepal15,380
  141. 141Djibouti13,530
  142. 142Belgium12,820
  143. 143Benin11,420
  144. 144Eritrea9,320
  145. 145New Caledonia9,290
  146. 146Vanuatu8,870
  147. 147Somalia, Fed. Rep.8,590
  148. 148Sierra Leone7,290
  149. 149Guinea7,110
  150. 150United Arab Emirates5,970
  151. 151Togo5,560
  152. 152Libya5,120
  153. 153Bhutan4,910
  154. 154Brunei Darussalam4,860
  155. 155Puerto Rico (US)4,530
  156. 156Eswatini4,070
  157. 157Turks and Caicos Islands3,930
  158. 158Slovenia3,540
  159. 159Lesotho3,480
  160. 160Kuwait2,950
  161. 161Cyprus2,820
  162. 162Qatar2,730
  163. 163Guinea-Bissau2,560
  164. 164Gambia, The2,220
  165. 165Singapore2,210
  166. 166Jamaica2,110
  167. 167Trinidad and Tobago2,060
  168. 168Antigua and Barbuda1,850
  169. 169Hong Kong SAR, China1,700
  170. 170Equatorial Guinea1,650
  171. 171Timor-Leste1,640
  172. 172Liberia1,530
  173. 173Mauritius1,350
  174. 174British Virgin Islands1,150
  175. 175Faroe Islands1,090
  176. 176Palau990
  177. 177Tonga970
  178. 178Lebanon920
  179. 179Bahrain770
  180. 180Cayman Islands750
  181. 181Virgin Islands (U.S.)620
  182. 182Cabo Verde600
  183. 183Maldives430
  184. 184St. Lucia420
  185. 185St. Kitts and Nevis410
  186. 186Luxembourg400
  187. 187St. Vincent and the Grenadines390
  188. 188Isle of Man290
  189. 189Comoros280
  190. 190Grenada270
  191. 191Malta260
  192. 191Aruba260
  193. 192Dominica210
  194. 193Seychelles110
  195. 194Barbados80
  196. 195Andorra40
  197. 195Macao SAR, China40
  198. 195Liechtenstein40
  199. 196Monaco0
  200. 196Sao Tome and Principe0
  201. 196San Marino0
  202. 196French Polynesia0
  203. 196Naoero0
  204. 196Northern Mariana Islands0
  205. 196Marshall Islands0
  206. 196Kiribati0
  207. 196Tuvalu0
  208. 196Guam0
  209. 196Gibraltar0
  210. 196Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0
  211. 196Bermuda0
  212. 196Samoa0
  213. 196American Samoa0

Area from inland water bodies