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Reservoir maximum 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 Federation89,719
  2. 2United States53,326.9
  3. 3Tanzania35,079.7
  4. 4Brazil28,941
  5. 5Uganda28,492.3
  6. 6China18,027.7
  7. 7India14,563.8
  8. 8Finland7,470.4
  9. 9Ghana7,089.5
  10. 10Kazakhstan6,761
  11. 11Venezuela, RB5,177.3
  12. 12Egypt, Arab Rep.5,151
  13. 13Mexico4,466.6
  14. 14Ukraine4,028.3
  15. 15Kenya3,957
  16. 16Australia3,887
  17. 17Turkiye3,654
  18. 18Argentina3,535.8
  19. 19Iraq3,519
  20. 20Zimbabwe3,340.2
  21. 21Sudan3,307
  22. 22Thailand3,149.9
  23. 23Mozambique2,812.8
  24. 24Zambia2,748.9
  25. 25Nigeria2,737
  26. 26Paraguay2,154.1
  27. 27South Africa2,117.2
  28. 28Spain1,822.7
  29. 29Norway1,806.1
  30. 30Cameroon1,787.6
  31. 31Viet Nam1,739.3
  32. 32Malaysia1,590
  33. 33Uruguay1,525.6
  34. 34Cote d'Ivoire1,277.7
  35. 35Lao PDR1,177.8
  36. 36Japan1,169.7
  37. 37New Zealand1,138.1
  38. 38Ethiopia1,128.5
  39. 39Iran, Islamic Rep.1,110.1
  40. 40Myanmar1,068.8
  41. 41Pakistan970.7
  42. 42Mali907.8
  43. 43Burkina Faso713.5
  44. 44Syrian Arab Republic683.8
  45. 45Azerbaijan643.9
  46. 46Korea, Dem. People's Rep.641.8
  47. 47Angola612
  48. 48Peru570.6
  49. 49Tajikistan560.4
  50. 50Morocco498.1
  51. 51Korea, Rep.490.5
  52. 52Colombia488
  53. 53Romania487
  54. 54Portugal461.9
  55. 55Bangladesh450.5
  56. 56Indonesia431.5
  57. 57Italy421.3
  58. 58Congo, Dem. Rep.381.3
  59. 59United Kingdom369.6
  60. 60France365.7
  61. 61Mauritania338.9
  62. 62Kyrgyz Republic332
  63. 63Panama312.9
  64. 64Poland312.3
  65. 65Uzbekistan306.3
  66. 66Greece304.2
  67. 67Algeria300.2
  68. 68Chile293.5
  69. 69Cambodia286.2
  70. 70Bulgaria283.3
  71. 71Turkmenistan258.4
  72. 72Sri Lanka255.7
  73. 73Iceland240.8
  74. 74Tunisia226
  75. 75Germany179.7
  76. 76Czechia179
  77. 77Honduras162.9
  78. 78Serbia162.2
  79. 79Slovak Republic153.9
  80. 80El Salvador148.3
  81. 81Togo143.3
  82. 82Ireland137.4
  83. 83Philippines123.2
  84. 84Guinea122.5
  85. 85Bosnia and Herzegovina115.5
  86. 86Afghanistan115.3
  87. 87Ecuador109.3
  88. 88Botswana109.2
  89. 89Switzerland105.6
  90. 90Albania102.5
  91. 91Costa Rica93.6
  92. 92Cuba92.3
  93. 93Hungary86.2
  94. 94Latvia82.1
  95. 95Dominican Republic77.7
  96. 96Moldova68
  97. 97Senegal65
  98. 98Mongolia63.8
  99. 99Namibia62.9
  100. 100Madagascar62.7
  101. 101Austria60.8
  102. 102Lithuania53.4
  103. 103North Macedonia53.4
  104. 104Congo, Rep.53
  105. 105Croatia52.1
  106. 106Georgia50.5
  107. 107Eswatini46.8
  108. 108Eritrea44.7
  109. 109Papua New Guinea44
  110. 110Lesotho43
  111. 111Nicaragua39.8
  112. 112Bolivia34.4
  113. 113Armenia29.6
  114. 114Gabon24.4
  115. 115Saudi Arabia23
  116. 116Montenegro22.9
  117. 117Sierra Leone13.3
  118. 118Puerto Rico (US)10.9
  119. 119Belgium9.2
  120. 120Liberia8.8
  121. 121Guatemala7.9
  122. 122Belize7.5
  123. 123Suriname6.8
  124. 124Lebanon6.3
  125. 125Singapore6.2
  126. 126Fiji5.3
  127. 127Cyprus5.2
  128. 128Greenland4.1
  129. 129Libya3.6
  130. 130Rwanda3.3
  131. 131Benin3.1
  132. 132Slovenia2.9
  133. 133Oman2.8
  134. 134Luxembourg1.7
  135. 135Nepal1.5
  136. 136Jordan1.5
  137. 137United Arab Emirates0.21
  138. 138Bhutan0.12
  139. 139Israel0.07
  140. 140Barbados0
  141. 140Burundi0
  142. 140American Samoa0
  143. 140Tuvalu0
  144. 140Bahrain0
  145. 140Trinidad and Tobago0
  146. 140Bahamas, The0
  147. 140Tonga0
  148. 140Timor-Leste0
  149. 140British Virgin Islands0
  150. 140Bermuda0
  151. 140Chad0
  152. 140Brunei Darussalam0
  153. 140Turks and Caicos Islands0
  154. 140Seychelles0
  155. 140Central African Republic0
  156. 140Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0
  157. 140Virgin Islands (U.S.)0
  158. 140Sao Tome and Principe0
  159. 140South Sudan0
  160. 140Somalia, Fed. Rep.0
  161. 140Comoros0
  162. 140San Marino0
  163. 140Cabo Verde0
  164. 140Solomon Islands0
  165. 140Curacao0
  166. 140Cayman Islands0
  167. 140Djibouti0
  168. 140Dominica0
  169. 140Denmark0
  170. 140Qatar0
  171. 140French Polynesia0
  172. 140Vanuatu0
  173. 140Andorra0
  174. 140Estonia0
  175. 140Palau0
  176. 140Faroe Islands0
  177. 140St. Vincent and the Grenadines0
  178. 140Samoa0
  179. 140Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0
  180. 140Naoero0
  181. 140Gibraltar0
  182. 140Gambia, The0
  183. 140Guinea-Bissau0
  184. 140Niger0
  185. 140Equatorial Guinea0
  186. 140Antigua and Barbuda0
  187. 140Yemen, Rep.0
  188. 140New Caledonia0
  189. 140Grenada0
  190. 140Malawi0
  191. 140Mauritius0
  192. 140Guam0
  193. 140Guyana0
  194. 140Hong Kong SAR, China0
  195. 140Northern Mariana Islands0
  196. 140Haiti0
  197. 140Malta0
  198. 140Isle of Man0
  199. 140Marshall Islands0
  200. 140Monaco0
  201. 140Jamaica0
  202. 140St. Martin (French part)0
  203. 140Aruba0
  204. 140Macao SAR, China0
  205. 140Kiribati0
  206. 140Liechtenstein0
  207. 140St. Kitts and Nevis0
  208. 140St. Lucia0

Reservoir maximum water area (square kilometres)