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Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area)

% · higher is better · 207 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2022
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League table

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  1. 1Azerbaijan90.5%
  2. 2Malawi19.8%
  3. 3Turkmenistan18.1%
  4. 4St. Martin (French part)11%
  5. 5Sint Maarten (Dutch part)10.5%
  6. 6Canada9.3%
  7. 7Bahamas, The8.1%
  8. 8Nicaragua7.2%
  9. 9Burundi7%
  10. 10Finland6.6%
  11. 11Rwanda5.8%
  12. 12Kazakhstan5.7%
  13. 13Estonia4.5%
  14. 14Armenia4.4%
  15. 15Macao SAR, China4.4%
  16. 16Greenland4.2%
  17. 17Kyrgyz Republic3.5%
  18. 18Iran, Islamic Rep.3.4%
  19. 19Uganda3.3%
  20. 20Switzerland3.1%
  21. 21British Virgin Islands3.1%
  22. 22French Polynesia2.9%
  23. 23United States2.6%
  24. 24Russian Federation2.5%
  25. 25Tanzania2.3%
  26. 26Tonga2.2%
  27. 27Israel2.1%
  28. 28Norway1.9%
  29. 29Uzbekistan1.9%
  30. 30Cambodia1.9%
  31. 31Turks and Caicos Islands1.8%
  32. 32North Macedonia1.8%
  33. 33Hong Kong SAR, China1.6%
  34. 34Iceland1.6%
  35. 35Congo, Dem. Rep.1.5%
  36. 36Chile1.5%
  37. 37Cayman Islands1.4%
  38. 38Singapore1.4%
  39. 39Kenya1.4%
  40. 40Belize1.3%
  41. 40Lithuania1.3%
  42. 41Ireland1.3%
  43. 42New Zealand1.2%
  44. 42Hungary1.2%
  45. 43Latvia1.2%
  46. 44Zambia1.2%
  47. 45Cuba1.1%
  48. 46Bangladesh1.1%
  49. 47China1.1%
  50. 48Mozambique1%
  51. 49Denmark1%
  52. 50Poland0.99%
  53. 51Guatemala0.98%
  54. 52Germany0.95%
  55. 53Peru0.92%
  56. 54Turkiye0.91%
  57. 54Gambia, The0.91%
  58. 54Argentina0.91%
  59. 55Mongolia0.89%
  60. 56Sri Lanka0.87%
  61. 57Bolivia0.85%
  62. 58Tajikistan0.83%
  63. 59Philippines0.8%
  64. 59Dominican Republic0.8%
  65. 60Viet Nam0.79%
  66. 61El Salvador0.77%
  67. 62Faroe Islands0.76%
  68. 63United Kingdom0.75%
  69. 64Brazil0.72%
  70. 65Romania0.7%
  71. 65Moldova0.7%
  72. 66Mauritius0.68%
  73. 66Ecuador0.68%
  74. 67Curacao0.67%
  75. 68Austria0.66%
  76. 69Italy0.65%
  77. 69Ukraine0.65%
  78. 70Colombia0.63%
  79. 71Haiti0.6%
  80. 71Antigua and Barbuda0.6%
  81. 72Gabon0.59%
  82. 73Ethiopia0.58%
  83. 74Djibouti0.57%
  84. 75Venezuela, RB0.55%
  85. 76Papua New Guinea0.54%
  86. 77Greece0.51%
  87. 78Uruguay0.5%
  88. 79Jordan0.49%
  89. 80Liechtenstein0.48%
  90. 81Serbia0.47%
  91. 81Congo, Rep.0.47%
  92. 82Indonesia0.46%
  93. 82Korea, Rep.0.46%
  94. 82France0.46%
  95. 83Czechia0.45%
  96. 83Bahrain0.45%
  97. 83Lao PDR0.45%
  98. 83Myanmar0.45%
  99. 83Iraq0.45%
  100. 84Solomon Islands0.44%
  101. 84Thailand0.44%
  102. 84Northern Mariana Islands0.44%
  103. 85Honduras0.43%
  104. 85Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.43%
  105. 86Japan0.42%
  106. 87Virgin Islands (U.S.)0.41%
  107. 88Belgium0.39%
  108. 89Bulgaria0.37%
  109. 90Gibraltar0.36%
  110. 91Brunei Darussalam0.33%
  111. 91Paraguay0.33%
  112. 91Georgia0.33%
  113. 91Tuvalu0.33%
  114. 91Pakistan0.33%
  115. 92Madagascar0.31%
  116. 92Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0.31%
  117. 93Marshall Islands0.3%
  118. 94Puerto Rico (US)0.29%
  119. 94Mexico0.29%
  120. 95Seychelles0.28%
  121. 96Senegal0.27%
  122. 97Aruba0.26%
  123. 98Croatia0.25%
  124. 98India0.25%
  125. 99Benin0.24%
  126. 100Vanuatu0.23%
  127. 100American Samoa0.23%
  128. 101Slovak Republic0.22%
  129. 101Malaysia0.22%
  130. 101Naoero0.22%
  131. 102Portugal0.2%
  132. 102Egypt, Arab Rep.0.2%
  133. 102Bhutan0.2%
  134. 102Slovenia0.2%
  135. 103Bosnia and Herzegovina0.19%
  136. 103Syrian Arab Republic0.19%
  137. 103Guyana0.19%
  138. 104Nigeria0.18%
  139. 104New Caledonia0.18%
  140. 105Cameroon0.17%
  141. 105Cabo Verde0.17%
  142. 106Kuwait0.15%
  143. 107Nepal0.14%
  144. 107Qatar0.14%
  145. 107Palau0.14%
  146. 107Guinea-Bissau0.14%
  147. 107Montenegro0.14%
  148. 108Chad0.13%
  149. 108Isle of Man0.13%
  150. 108Trinidad and Tobago0.13%
  151. 109Kiribati0.12%
  152. 109Spain0.12%
  153. 110Andorra0.11%
  154. 110Monaco0.11%
  155. 110Sierra Leone0.11%
  156. 110Guam0.11%
  157. 110Luxembourg0.11%
  158. 110South Africa0.11%
  159. 110Comoros0.11%
  160. 111Jamaica0.1%
  161. 111Suriname0.1%
  162. 111Grenada0.1%
  163. 111Zimbabwe0.1%
  164. 112Ghana0.09%
  165. 112South Sudan0.09%
  166. 112Cyprus0.09%
  167. 112Samoa0.09%
  168. 112Costa Rica0.09%
  169. 113Mali0.08%
  170. 113St. Kitts and Nevis0.08%
  171. 113Afghanistan0.08%
  172. 114Equatorial Guinea0.07%
  173. 114Sudan0.07%
  174. 114Central African Republic0.07%
  175. 115Australia0.06%
  176. 115St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.06%
  177. 115Malta0.06%
  178. 115Panama0.06%
  179. 116Tunisia0.05%
  180. 116Fiji0.05%
  181. 116Eritrea0.05%
  182. 116Angola0.05%
  183. 117Botswana0.04%
  184. 117Eswatini0.04%
  185. 117Burkina Faso0.04%
  186. 118Namibia0.03%
  187. 118St. Lucia0.03%
  188. 118Guinea0.03%
  189. 118Bermuda0.03%
  190. 118Morocco0.03%
  191. 119Niger0.02%
  192. 119Liberia0.02%
  193. 119Timor-Leste0.02%
  194. 119Togo0.02%
  195. 119Lebanon0.02%
  196. 119Lesotho0.02%
  197. 120Oman0.01%
  198. 120Mauritania0.01%
  199. 120Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.01%
  200. 120Barbados0.01%
  201. 120Yemen, Rep.0.01%
  202. 120Saudi Arabia0.01%
  203. 121Sao Tome and Principe0%
  204. 121Dominica0%
  205. 121Libya0%
  206. 121Algeria0%
  207. 121San Marino0%

Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area)