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Lakes and rivers seasonal water area (square kilometres)

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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. 1Russian Federation176,162
  2. 2Canada99,001
  3. 3China81,085.7
  4. 4United States76,485.5
  5. 5India62,015.2
  6. 6Australia50,627
  7. 7Kazakhstan50,253.5
  8. 8Brazil43,922.1
  9. 9Argentina28,440.4
  10. 10Viet Nam17,414.8
  11. 11Bolivia16,810.6
  12. 12Bangladesh16,395.8
  13. 13Pakistan15,286.5
  14. 14Iran, Islamic Rep.12,384.8
  15. 15Indonesia12,278.2
  16. 16Cambodia11,703.7
  17. 17Mexico11,140.5
  18. 18Myanmar10,797.4
  19. 19Uzbekistan8,768.5
  20. 20Venezuela, RB8,749
  21. 21Thailand8,462.2
  22. 22Mali7,892.5
  23. 23Colombia7,788.3
  24. 24Zambia7,043.7
  25. 25Turkmenistan6,817.6
  26. 26Peru6,773.8
  27. 27Iraq6,227.4
  28. 28Nigeria5,592.8
  29. 29Congo, Dem. Rep.5,375
  30. 30Botswana4,690.8
  31. 31Namibia4,601.6
  32. 32Angola4,584.6
  33. 33Tanzania4,511.3
  34. 34Madagascar4,408.5
  35. 35Chad3,536.3
  36. 36Turkiye3,164.2
  37. 37Mongolia3,087.6
  38. 38Mozambique3,030.7
  39. 39Ethiopia2,286.8
  40. 40Ukraine2,266.9
  41. 41Paraguay2,254.4
  42. 42Egypt, Arab Rep.2,239.8
  43. 43Finland2,123
  44. 44Afghanistan2,086.9
  45. 45Papua New Guinea2,066.5
  46. 46Algeria2,050.8
  47. 47Senegal2,048.8
  48. 48Bahamas, The2,031.2
  49. 49Philippines2,018
  50. 50Sudan1,959.7
  51. 51South Africa1,913
  52. 52Chile1,864.1
  53. 53South Sudan1,817.9
  54. 54Ecuador1,576.7
  55. 55Mauritania1,365.7
  56. 56Niger1,337.9
  57. 57Norway1,329.1
  58. 58Greenland1,313.5
  59. 59Cuba1,301.8
  60. 60Cameroon1,243
  61. 61France1,140.8
  62. 62Malaysia1,137.3
  63. 63Uruguay1,124
  64. 64Japan1,091
  65. 65Congo, Rep.1,070.7
  66. 66Sri Lanka1,063.7
  67. 67Spain1,020
  68. 68Tunisia1,019.3
  69. 69Lao PDR970.5
  70. 70Saudi Arabia928.9
  71. 71Guyana896.7
  72. 72Poland882.1
  73. 73Romania851
  74. 74Korea, Dem. People's Rep.844.5
  75. 75Italy838.4
  76. 76Azerbaijan813.1
  77. 77Kenya777.5
  78. 78Nicaragua750.3
  79. 79Guinea747.4
  80. 80Somalia, Fed. Rep.710.1
  81. 81Germany706.2
  82. 82Korea, Rep.663.3
  83. 83Uganda654.9
  84. 84Malawi651.4
  85. 85Gabon647
  86. 86Tajikistan640.4
  87. 87Ghana621.8
  88. 88Nepal608.9
  89. 89Syrian Arab Republic595.3
  90. 90New Zealand583.9
  91. 91Honduras556.4
  92. 92Libya542.6
  93. 93Burkina Faso539.1
  94. 94Zimbabwe520
  95. 95Cote d'Ivoire495.6
  96. 96Central African Republic447.8
  97. 97United Kingdom432.5
  98. 98Kyrgyz Republic387.6
  99. 99Sierra Leone381.5
  100. 100Guinea-Bissau357.7
  101. 101Djibouti349.1
  102. 102Suriname344.7
  103. 103Latvia341.7
  104. 104Guatemala340.2
  105. 105Oman327
  106. 106Yemen, Rep.303.7
  107. 107Eritrea290.4
  108. 108Lithuania290
  109. 109Morocco288.6
  110. 110Hungary285.9
  111. 111Belize283.1
  112. 112Greece259.8
  113. 113Iceland244.7
  114. 114Benin214.2
  115. 115Panama212.2
  116. 116Croatia200.2
  117. 117Portugal198
  118. 118Serbia186.5
  119. 119Ireland165.7
  120. 120Gambia, The155.1
  121. 121Georgia153.2
  122. 122Bulgaria143.5
  123. 123Estonia141.5
  124. 124Costa Rica130.7
  125. 125Dominican Republic124.3
  126. 126Czechia123.4
  127. 127Moldova122.5
  128. 128Jordan111.6
  129. 129Liberia108.1
  130. 130Denmark104.3
  131. 131Albania99.7
  132. 132Austria99.5
  133. 133Bosnia and Herzegovina90.5
  134. 134Haiti79.2
  135. 135Togo79
  136. 136Montenegro76
  137. 137Qatar66.8
  138. 138New Caledonia64.6
  139. 139Bhutan64.6
  140. 140Timor-Leste62
  141. 141El Salvador60.4
  142. 142Rwanda59.2
  143. 143Slovak Republic55.1
  144. 144Israel52.3
  145. 145Switzerland52.2
  146. 146Belgium50.5
  147. 147Lesotho42.3
  148. 148Armenia38.1
  149. 149Slovenia36.3
  150. 150Puerto Rico (US)34.8
  151. 151Fiji31.9
  152. 152Equatorial Guinea29
  153. 153Turks and Caicos Islands28.4
  154. 154Cabo Verde28
  155. 155Burundi26.4
  156. 156Solomon Islands25.1
  157. 157Brunei Darussalam23.9
  158. 158Hong Kong SAR, China20.9
  159. 159Jamaica19.2
  160. 160French Polynesia18.5
  161. 161Vanuatu17
  162. 162North Macedonia16.9
  163. 163Cyprus16.9
  164. 164Singapore16.7
  165. 165Trinidad and Tobago13.6
  166. 166Eswatini13.1
  167. 167Bahrain11.6
  168. 168Lebanon8.4
  169. 169Curacao6.9
  170. 170Faroe Islands6.7
  171. 171Cayman Islands6.2
  172. 172Mauritius6.1
  173. 173Comoros5.1
  174. 174Antigua and Barbuda5.1
  175. 175Tonga4.1
  176. 176British Virgin Islands3.9
  177. 177Seychelles3.8
  178. 178Virgin Islands (U.S.)3.7
  179. 179Northern Mariana Islands3.6
  180. 180Aruba2.9
  181. 181Samoa2.3
  182. 182Micronesia, Fed. Sts.2.1
  183. 183Kiribati2.1
  184. 184Luxembourg1.8
  185. 185Macao SAR, China1.7
  186. 186St. Lucia1.5
  187. 187Marshall Islands1.5
  188. 188St. Martin (French part)1.1
  189. 189St. Vincent and the Grenadines1.1
  190. 190Isle of Man1
  191. 191Grenada1
  192. 192Sint Maarten (Dutch part)1
  193. 193Malta0.84
  194. 194Guam0.75
  195. 195American Samoa0.74
  196. 196St. Kitts and Nevis0.71
  197. 197Barbados0.6
  198. 198Dominica0.56
  199. 199Palau0.48
  200. 200Bermuda0.46
  201. 201Andorra0.29
  202. 202Liechtenstein0.24
  203. 203Naoero0.19
  204. 204Tuvalu0.11
  205. 205Gibraltar0.06
  206. 206Monaco0.05
  207. 207San Marino0
  208. 208Sao Tome and Principe0

Lakes and rivers seasonal water area (square kilometres)