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Lakes and rivers seasonal water area (square kilometres)
UN SDG
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208 countries · 2000–2022
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2022
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Country
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Value
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1
Russian Federation
176,162
2
Canada
99,001
3
China
81,085.7
4
United States
76,485.5
5
India
62,015.2
6
Australia
50,627
7
Kazakhstan
50,253.5
8
Brazil
43,922.1
9
Argentina
28,440.4
10
Viet Nam
17,414.8
11
Bolivia
16,810.6
12
Bangladesh
16,395.8
13
Pakistan
15,286.5
14
Iran, Islamic Rep.
12,384.8
15
Indonesia
12,278.2
16
Cambodia
11,703.7
17
Mexico
11,140.5
18
Myanmar
10,797.4
19
Uzbekistan
8,768.5
20
Venezuela, RB
8,749
21
Thailand
8,462.2
22
Mali
7,892.5
23
Colombia
7,788.3
24
Zambia
7,043.7
25
Turkmenistan
6,817.6
26
Peru
6,773.8
27
Iraq
6,227.4
28
Nigeria
5,592.8
29
Congo, Dem. Rep.
5,375
30
Botswana
4,690.8
31
Namibia
4,601.6
32
Angola
4,584.6
33
Tanzania
4,511.3
34
Madagascar
4,408.5
35
Chad
3,536.3
36
Turkiye
3,164.2
37
Mongolia
3,087.6
38
Mozambique
3,030.7
39
Ethiopia
2,286.8
40
Ukraine
2,266.9
41
Paraguay
2,254.4
42
Egypt, Arab Rep.
2,239.8
43
Finland
2,123
44
Afghanistan
2,086.9
45
Papua New Guinea
2,066.5
46
Algeria
2,050.8
47
Senegal
2,048.8
48
Bahamas, The
2,031.2
49
Philippines
2,018
50
Sudan
1,959.7
51
South Africa
1,913
52
Chile
1,864.1
53
South Sudan
1,817.9
54
Ecuador
1,576.7
55
Mauritania
1,365.7
56
Niger
1,337.9
57
Norway
1,329.1
58
Greenland
1,313.5
59
Cuba
1,301.8
60
Cameroon
1,243
61
France
1,140.8
62
Malaysia
1,137.3
63
Uruguay
1,124
64
Japan
1,091
65
Congo, Rep.
1,070.7
66
Sri Lanka
1,063.7
67
Spain
1,020
68
Tunisia
1,019.3
69
Lao PDR
970.5
70
Saudi Arabia
928.9
71
Guyana
896.7
72
Poland
882.1
73
Romania
851
74
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
844.5
75
Italy
838.4
76
Azerbaijan
813.1
77
Kenya
777.5
78
Nicaragua
750.3
79
Guinea
747.4
80
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
710.1
81
Germany
706.2
82
Korea, Rep.
663.3
83
Uganda
654.9
84
Malawi
651.4
85
Gabon
647
86
Tajikistan
640.4
87
Ghana
621.8
88
Nepal
608.9
89
Syrian Arab Republic
595.3
90
New Zealand
583.9
91
Honduras
556.4
92
Libya
542.6
93
Burkina Faso
539.1
94
Zimbabwe
520
95
Cote d'Ivoire
495.6
96
Central African Republic
447.8
97
United Kingdom
432.5
98
Kyrgyz Republic
387.6
99
Sierra Leone
381.5
100
Guinea-Bissau
357.7
101
Djibouti
349.1
102
Suriname
344.7
103
Latvia
341.7
104
Guatemala
340.2
105
Oman
327
106
Yemen, Rep.
303.7
107
Eritrea
290.4
108
Lithuania
290
109
Morocco
288.6
110
Hungary
285.9
111
Belize
283.1
112
Greece
259.8
113
Iceland
244.7
114
Benin
214.2
115
Panama
212.2
116
Croatia
200.2
117
Portugal
198
118
Serbia
186.5
119
Ireland
165.7
120
Gambia, The
155.1
121
Georgia
153.2
122
Bulgaria
143.5
123
Estonia
141.5
124
Costa Rica
130.7
125
Dominican Republic
124.3
126
Czechia
123.4
127
Moldova
122.5
128
Jordan
111.6
129
Liberia
108.1
130
Denmark
104.3
131
Albania
99.7
132
Austria
99.5
133
Bosnia and Herzegovina
90.5
134
Haiti
79.2
135
Togo
79
136
Montenegro
76
137
Qatar
66.8
138
New Caledonia
64.6
139
Bhutan
64.6
140
Timor-Leste
62
141
El Salvador
60.4
142
Rwanda
59.2
143
Slovak Republic
55.1
144
Israel
52.3
145
Switzerland
52.2
146
Belgium
50.5
147
Lesotho
42.3
148
Armenia
38.1
149
Slovenia
36.3
150
Puerto Rico (US)
34.8
151
Fiji
31.9
152
Equatorial Guinea
29
153
Turks and Caicos Islands
28.4
154
Cabo Verde
28
155
Burundi
26.4
156
Solomon Islands
25.1
157
Brunei Darussalam
23.9
158
Hong Kong SAR, China
20.9
159
Jamaica
19.2
160
French Polynesia
18.5
161
Vanuatu
17
162
North Macedonia
16.9
163
Cyprus
16.9
164
Singapore
16.7
165
Trinidad and Tobago
13.6
166
Eswatini
13.1
167
Bahrain
11.6
168
Lebanon
8.4
169
Curacao
6.9
170
Faroe Islands
6.7
171
Cayman Islands
6.2
172
Mauritius
6.1
173
Comoros
5.1
174
Antigua and Barbuda
5.1
175
Tonga
4.1
176
British Virgin Islands
3.9
177
Seychelles
3.8
178
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
3.7
179
Northern Mariana Islands
3.6
180
Aruba
2.9
181
Samoa
2.3
182
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
2.1
183
Kiribati
2.1
184
Luxembourg
1.8
185
Macao SAR, China
1.7
186
St. Lucia
1.5
187
Marshall Islands
1.5
188
St. Martin (French part)
1.1
189
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
1.1
190
Isle of Man
1
191
Grenada
1
192
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
1
193
Malta
0.84
194
Guam
0.75
195
American Samoa
0.74
196
St. Kitts and Nevis
0.71
197
Barbados
0.6
198
Dominica
0.56
199
Palau
0.48
200
Bermuda
0.46
201
Andorra
0.29
202
Liechtenstein
0.24
203
Naoero
0.19
204
Tuvalu
0.11
205
Gibraltar
0.06
206
Monaco
0.05
207
San Marino
0
208
Sao Tome and Principe
0
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