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Lakes and rivers permanent water area (square kilometres)

· higher is better · 208 countries

United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global DatabaseUN Terms of Use — non-commercial (SDG Global Database); redistribution deferred pending clearanceupdated 2022
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  1. 1Canada916,377
  2. 2Russian Federation425,203.6
  3. 3United States252,790.8
  4. 4Kazakhstan155,467
  5. 5China101,750.7
  6. 6Turkmenistan88,527.1
  7. 7Azerbaijan78,372.2
  8. 8Brazil61,477.1
  9. 9Iran, Islamic Rep.59,506.3
  10. 10Congo, Dem. Rep.35,992.6
  11. 11Argentina25,228.6
  12. 12Malawi23,500.4
  13. 13Finland22,408.1
  14. 14Tanzania21,613.3
  15. 15Greenland17,315.9
  16. 16Mongolia13,861.4
  17. 17Norway12,156.7
  18. 18Peru11,807.6
  19. 19Chile11,250.9
  20. 20Bolivia9,381.9
  21. 21Nicaragua9,326.1
  22. 22Zambia9,106.5
  23. 23Indonesia8,730.5
  24. 24Uzbekistan8,683.8
  25. 25India8,260.3
  26. 26Mozambique8,223.1
  27. 27Uganda7,921.1
  28. 28Kenya7,913.9
  29. 29Turkiye7,172.2
  30. 30Colombia7,157.3
  31. 31Kyrgyz Republic6,977.3
  32. 32Ethiopia6,551.1
  33. 33Mexico5,729.7
  34. 34Venezuela, RB5,041.8
  35. 35Australia4,467.5
  36. 36Ukraine3,927.5
  37. 37Germany3,382.6
  38. 38Cambodia3,364.6
  39. 39New Zealand3,293.8
  40. 40Poland3,109.1
  41. 41Myanmar3,049.5
  42. 42Pakistan2,660.3
  43. 43Viet Nam2,621.8
  44. 44France2,535.6
  45. 45Papua New Guinea2,482.1
  46. 46Philippines2,413.2
  47. 47Thailand2,232.9
  48. 48Estonia2,017.7
  49. 49Egypt, Arab Rep.1,966.7
  50. 50Iraq1,963.1
  51. 51Italy1,949.4
  52. 52Burundi1,944
  53. 53United Kingdom1,823.5
  54. 54Madagascar1,816.3
  55. 55Ecuador1,746.4
  56. 56Romania1,679.2
  57. 57Nigeria1,663.9
  58. 58Iceland1,661.9
  59. 59Chad1,648.7
  60. 60Bangladesh1,633.2
  61. 61Congo, Rep.1,616.5
  62. 62Japan1,589.1
  63. 63Gabon1,582
  64. 64Rwanda1,517
  65. 65South Africa1,362.5
  66. 66Paraguay1,336
  67. 67Armenia1,318
  68. 68Switzerland1,292.4
  69. 69Sudan1,268.2
  70. 70Cuba1,247.9
  71. 71Tajikistan1,169.6
  72. 72Hungary1,140.9
  73. 73Bahamas, The1,117.5
  74. 74Lao PDR1,074.3
  75. 75Guatemala1,070.9
  76. 76Mali1,006.2
  77. 77Ireland897.7
  78. 78Uruguay878.9
  79. 79Lithuania860.7
  80. 80Latvia790.5
  81. 81Cameroon784.9
  82. 82Malaysia714.6
  83. 83Greece678.6
  84. 84Spain594.4
  85. 85Angola590.3
  86. 86Sri Lanka572.7
  87. 87South Sudan556.8
  88. 88Austria554.3
  89. 89Afghanistan545.7
  90. 90Senegal533.8
  91. 91Korea, Dem. People's Rep.523.5
  92. 92Honduras478.5
  93. 93Korea, Rep.464.7
  94. 94North Macedonia456.1
  95. 95Israel451.4
  96. 96Central African Republic445.8
  97. 97Jordan435.8
  98. 98Denmark433.3
  99. 99Guyana419.2
  100. 100Serbia417.7
  101. 101Bulgaria415.5
  102. 102Zimbabwe406.3
  103. 103Dominican Republic387.1
  104. 104Czechia358.7
  105. 105Syrian Arab Republic350.4
  106. 106Belize303
  107. 107Niger302.8
  108. 108Namibia287.3
  109. 109Benin278.7
  110. 110Albania240.6
  111. 111Moldova236.1
  112. 112Georgia231.2
  113. 113Botswana229.2
  114. 114Croatia222.4
  115. 115Ghana220.8
  116. 116Nepal203.4
  117. 117Portugal187.4
  118. 118Cote d'Ivoire169.3
  119. 119Suriname167.5
  120. 120Haiti166.3
  121. 121El Salvador161.4
  122. 122Saudi Arabia153.3
  123. 123Morocco135.9
  124. 124Djibouti131.1
  125. 125Solomon Islands127.2
  126. 126Belgium119.5
  127. 127Burkina Faso113.9
  128. 128Slovak Republic105.5
  129. 129Gambia, The102.8
  130. 130Bosnia and Herzegovina99
  131. 131French Polynesia98.8
  132. 132Somalia, Fed. Rep.94.3
  133. 133Algeria89.8
  134. 134Tunisia86.7
  135. 135Sierra Leone77.2
  136. 136Bhutan75
  137. 137Mauritania71.9
  138. 138Guinea67.8
  139. 139Eritrea66.8
  140. 140Yemen, Rep.65
  141. 141Guinea-Bissau51.6
  142. 142Costa Rica44.9
  143. 143Panama44.8
  144. 144Libya43.4
  145. 145Slovenia41.8
  146. 146Oman36.4
  147. 147New Caledonia32.9
  148. 148Vanuatu27.5
  149. 149Puerto Rico (US)25.8
  150. 150Liberia21.6
  151. 151Equatorial Guinea19.5
  152. 152Brunei Darussalam19.3
  153. 153Montenegro18.8
  154. 154Hong Kong SAR, China18.1
  155. 155Turks and Caicos Islands17.5
  156. 156Tonga16.6
  157. 157Qatar16
  158. 158Mauritius13.6
  159. 159Jamaica11
  160. 160Faroe Islands10.6
  161. 161Togo10.5
  162. 162Singapore9.9
  163. 163Fiji9.9
  164. 164Cyprus8
  165. 165Eswatini7.4
  166. 166Lesotho7.2
  167. 167Cabo Verde6.7
  168. 168Trinidad and Tobago6.6
  169. 169St. Martin (French part)5.5
  170. 170British Virgin Islands4.6
  171. 171Cayman Islands3.7
  172. 172Sint Maarten (Dutch part)3.6
  173. 173Timor-Leste3.6
  174. 174Bahrain3.5
  175. 175Curacao3
  176. 176Luxembourg2.8
  177. 177Antigua and Barbuda2.6
  178. 178Samoa2.6
  179. 179Lebanon2.2
  180. 180Micronesia, Fed. Sts.2.2
  181. 181Comoros2.1
  182. 182Northern Mariana Islands2
  183. 183Virgin Islands (U.S.)1.4
  184. 184Macao SAR, China1.3
  185. 185Seychelles1.3
  186. 186Bermuda1.1
  187. 187Kiribati0.94
  188. 188Liechtenstein0.77
  189. 189Isle of Man0.72
  190. 190Palau0.65
  191. 191Guam0.62
  192. 192Marshall Islands0.54
  193. 193Andorra0.52
  194. 194Aruba0.46
  195. 195American Samoa0.45
  196. 196Grenada0.34
  197. 197St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.24
  198. 198St. Lucia0.21
  199. 199St. Kitts and Nevis0.21
  200. 200Malta0.2
  201. 201Tuvalu0.1
  202. 202Monaco0.08
  203. 203Naoero0.04
  204. 204Gibraltar0.04
  205. 205Barbados0.03
  206. 206Dominica0.01
  207. 207Sao Tome and Principe0
  208. 208San Marino0

Lakes and rivers permanent water area (square kilometres)