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Lakes and rivers permanent water area (square kilometres)
UN SDG
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208 countries · 2000–2022
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2022
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Value
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1
Canada
916,377
2
Russian Federation
425,203.6
3
United States
252,790.8
4
Kazakhstan
155,467
5
China
101,750.7
6
Turkmenistan
88,527.1
7
Azerbaijan
78,372.2
8
Brazil
61,477.1
9
Iran, Islamic Rep.
59,506.3
10
Congo, Dem. Rep.
35,992.6
11
Argentina
25,228.6
12
Malawi
23,500.4
13
Finland
22,408.1
14
Tanzania
21,613.3
15
Greenland
17,315.9
16
Mongolia
13,861.4
17
Norway
12,156.7
18
Peru
11,807.6
19
Chile
11,250.9
20
Bolivia
9,381.9
21
Nicaragua
9,326.1
22
Zambia
9,106.5
23
Indonesia
8,730.5
24
Uzbekistan
8,683.8
25
India
8,260.3
26
Mozambique
8,223.1
27
Uganda
7,921.1
28
Kenya
7,913.9
29
Turkiye
7,172.2
30
Colombia
7,157.3
31
Kyrgyz Republic
6,977.3
32
Ethiopia
6,551.1
33
Mexico
5,729.7
34
Venezuela, RB
5,041.8
35
Australia
4,467.5
36
Ukraine
3,927.5
37
Germany
3,382.6
38
Cambodia
3,364.6
39
New Zealand
3,293.8
40
Poland
3,109.1
41
Myanmar
3,049.5
42
Pakistan
2,660.3
43
Viet Nam
2,621.8
44
France
2,535.6
45
Papua New Guinea
2,482.1
46
Philippines
2,413.2
47
Thailand
2,232.9
48
Estonia
2,017.7
49
Egypt, Arab Rep.
1,966.7
50
Iraq
1,963.1
51
Italy
1,949.4
52
Burundi
1,944
53
United Kingdom
1,823.5
54
Madagascar
1,816.3
55
Ecuador
1,746.4
56
Romania
1,679.2
57
Nigeria
1,663.9
58
Iceland
1,661.9
59
Chad
1,648.7
60
Bangladesh
1,633.2
61
Congo, Rep.
1,616.5
62
Japan
1,589.1
63
Gabon
1,582
64
Rwanda
1,517
65
South Africa
1,362.5
66
Paraguay
1,336
67
Armenia
1,318
68
Switzerland
1,292.4
69
Sudan
1,268.2
70
Cuba
1,247.9
71
Tajikistan
1,169.6
72
Hungary
1,140.9
73
Bahamas, The
1,117.5
74
Lao PDR
1,074.3
75
Guatemala
1,070.9
76
Mali
1,006.2
77
Ireland
897.7
78
Uruguay
878.9
79
Lithuania
860.7
80
Latvia
790.5
81
Cameroon
784.9
82
Malaysia
714.6
83
Greece
678.6
84
Spain
594.4
85
Angola
590.3
86
Sri Lanka
572.7
87
South Sudan
556.8
88
Austria
554.3
89
Afghanistan
545.7
90
Senegal
533.8
91
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
523.5
92
Honduras
478.5
93
Korea, Rep.
464.7
94
North Macedonia
456.1
95
Israel
451.4
96
Central African Republic
445.8
97
Jordan
435.8
98
Denmark
433.3
99
Guyana
419.2
100
Serbia
417.7
101
Bulgaria
415.5
102
Zimbabwe
406.3
103
Dominican Republic
387.1
104
Czechia
358.7
105
Syrian Arab Republic
350.4
106
Belize
303
107
Niger
302.8
108
Namibia
287.3
109
Benin
278.7
110
Albania
240.6
111
Moldova
236.1
112
Georgia
231.2
113
Botswana
229.2
114
Croatia
222.4
115
Ghana
220.8
116
Nepal
203.4
117
Portugal
187.4
118
Cote d'Ivoire
169.3
119
Suriname
167.5
120
Haiti
166.3
121
El Salvador
161.4
122
Saudi Arabia
153.3
123
Morocco
135.9
124
Djibouti
131.1
125
Solomon Islands
127.2
126
Belgium
119.5
127
Burkina Faso
113.9
128
Slovak Republic
105.5
129
Gambia, The
102.8
130
Bosnia and Herzegovina
99
131
French Polynesia
98.8
132
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
94.3
133
Algeria
89.8
134
Tunisia
86.7
135
Sierra Leone
77.2
136
Bhutan
75
137
Mauritania
71.9
138
Guinea
67.8
139
Eritrea
66.8
140
Yemen, Rep.
65
141
Guinea-Bissau
51.6
142
Costa Rica
44.9
143
Panama
44.8
144
Libya
43.4
145
Slovenia
41.8
146
Oman
36.4
147
New Caledonia
32.9
148
Vanuatu
27.5
149
Puerto Rico (US)
25.8
150
Liberia
21.6
151
Equatorial Guinea
19.5
152
Brunei Darussalam
19.3
153
Montenegro
18.8
154
Hong Kong SAR, China
18.1
155
Turks and Caicos Islands
17.5
156
Tonga
16.6
157
Qatar
16
158
Mauritius
13.6
159
Jamaica
11
160
Faroe Islands
10.6
161
Togo
10.5
162
Singapore
9.9
163
Fiji
9.9
164
Cyprus
8
165
Eswatini
7.4
166
Lesotho
7.2
167
Cabo Verde
6.7
168
Trinidad and Tobago
6.6
169
St. Martin (French part)
5.5
170
British Virgin Islands
4.6
171
Cayman Islands
3.7
172
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
3.6
173
Timor-Leste
3.6
174
Bahrain
3.5
175
Curacao
3
176
Luxembourg
2.8
177
Antigua and Barbuda
2.6
178
Samoa
2.6
179
Lebanon
2.2
180
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
2.2
181
Comoros
2.1
182
Northern Mariana Islands
2
183
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
1.4
184
Macao SAR, China
1.3
185
Seychelles
1.3
186
Bermuda
1.1
187
Kiribati
0.94
188
Liechtenstein
0.77
189
Isle of Man
0.72
190
Palau
0.65
191
Guam
0.62
192
Marshall Islands
0.54
193
Andorra
0.52
194
Aruba
0.46
195
American Samoa
0.45
196
Grenada
0.34
197
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
0.24
198
St. Lucia
0.21
199
St. Kitts and Nevis
0.21
200
Malta
0.2
201
Tuvalu
0.1
202
Monaco
0.08
203
Naoero
0.04
204
Gibraltar
0.04
205
Barbados
0.03
206
Dominica
0.01
207
Sao Tome and Principe
0
208
San Marino
0
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