Lakes and rivers seasonal water area (% of total land area) by country
Countries reporting
220
Highest
14.6%
Bahamas
Lowest
0.0%
San Marino
Median
0.3%
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
5,932
What the numbers show
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area (% of total land area) is currently reported for 220 countries. The highest value is 14.6% in Bahamas; the lowest is 0.0% in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.3%, and the mean is 0.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10,379.
Over the past decade 203 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Kiribati (up 2,110.6%), and the largest decrease in Solomon Islands (down 47.8%).
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahamas | 14.6% | 2022 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 11.1% | 2022 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 3 | Cambodia | 6.5% | 2022 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 5.3% | 2022 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 5.3% | 2022 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 6 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.0% | 2022 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 7 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2.9% | 2022 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 8 | British Virgin Islands | 2.6% | 2022 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 9 | Cayman Islands | 2.4% | 2022 | up 384.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Singapore | 2.3% | 2022 | up 87.1% | rising |
| 11 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 2.2% | 2022 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 12 | Uzbekistan | 2.0% | 2022 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 13 | Pakistan | 1.9% | 2022 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 14 | India | 1.9% | 2022 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 1.8% | 2022 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 16 | Thailand | 1.6% | 2022 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 17 | Aruba | 1.6% | 2022 | up 139.9% | rising |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 1.6% | 2022 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 19 | Myanmar | 1.6% | 2022 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 20 | Curaçao | 1.5% | 2022 | up 181.1% | rising |
| 20 | Curaçao | 1.5% | 2022 | up 181.1% | rising |
| 22 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.5% | 2022 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 23 | Djibouti | 1.5% | 2022 | up 178.5% | rising |
| 24 | Bahrain | 1.5% | 2022 | up 139.4% | rising |
| 25 | Iraq | 1.4% | 2022 | up 106.5% | rising |
| 26 | Turkmenistan | 1.4% | 2022 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 27 | Gambia | 1.4% | 2022 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 28 | Belize | 1.2% | 2022 | up 36.4% | falling |
| 29 | Cuba | 1.2% | 2022 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 30 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.2% | 2022 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 31 | United States Virgin Islands | 1.1% | 2022 | up 124.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Senegal | 1.0% | 2022 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 33 | Russian Federation | 1.0% | 2022 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 33 | Russian Federation | 1.0% | 2022 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 35 | Argentina | 1.0% | 2022 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 36 | Kuwait | 1.0% | 2022 | up 140.7% | rising |
| 37 | Canada | 1.0% | 2022 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 38 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.0% | 2022 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 39 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1.0% | 2022 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 40 | Azerbaijan | 0.9% | 2022 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 41 | Zambia | 0.9% | 2022 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 42 | Naoero | 0.9% | 2022 | up 274.2% | volatile |
| 43 | China | 0.8% | 2022 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 44 | Marshall Islands | 0.8% | 2022 | up 592.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Seychelles | 0.8% | 2022 | up 116.0% | rising |
| 46 | Botswana | 0.8% | 2022 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 47 | United States of America | 0.8% | 2022 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 48 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.8% | 2022 | up 342.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Madagascar | 0.8% | 2022 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 50 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.7% | 2022 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 51 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.7% | 2022 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 52 | Cabo Verde | 0.7% | 2022 | up 264.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Colombia | 0.7% | 2022 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 54 | Philippines | 0.7% | 2022 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 55 | Korea | 0.7% | 2022 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 55 | Republic of Korea | 0.7% | 2022 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 57 | Australia | 0.7% | 2022 | down 19.2% | flat |
| 58 | Indonesia | 0.6% | 2022 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 59 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.6% | 2022 | down 18.9% | flat |
| 60 | Uruguay | 0.6% | 2022 | down 15.9% | flat |
| 61 | Mali | 0.6% | 2022 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 62 | Finland | 0.6% | 2022 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 63 | Tunisia | 0.6% | 2022 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 64 | Ecuador | 0.6% | 2022 | up 250.6% | rising |
| 65 | Gibraltar | 0.6% | 2022 | up 351.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Nigeria | 0.6% | 2022 | up 109.3% | rising |
| 67 | Qatar | 0.6% | 2022 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 68 | Nicaragua | 0.6% | 2022 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 69 | Mexico | 0.6% | 2022 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 70 | Namibia | 0.6% | 2022 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 71 | Paraguay | 0.6% | 2022 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 72 | Montenegro | 0.6% | 2022 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 73 | Malawi | 0.5% | 2022 | up 237.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Tonga | 0.5% | 2022 | up 253.6% | volatile |
| 75 | French Polynesia | 0.5% | 2022 | up 311.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Latvia | 0.5% | 2022 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 77 | Sierra Leone | 0.5% | 2022 | up 90.8% | rising |
| 78 | Peru | 0.5% | 2022 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 79 | Brazil | 0.5% | 2022 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 80 | Honduras | 0.5% | 2022 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 81 | Faroe Islands | 0.5% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 82 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.5% | 2022 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 83 | Tajikistan | 0.5% | 2022 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 84 | Papua New Guinea | 0.4% | 2022 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 85 | Lithuania | 0.4% | 2022 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 86 | Guyana | 0.4% | 2022 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 87 | Timor-Leste | 0.4% | 2022 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 87 | Timor-Leste | 0.4% | 2022 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 89 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.4% | 2022 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 89 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.4% | 2022 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 91 | Nepal | 0.4% | 2022 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 92 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.4% | 2022 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 92 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.4% | 2022 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 94 | Melanesia | 0.4% | 2022 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 95 | Türkiye | 0.4% | 2022 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 95 | Türkiye | 0.4% | 2022 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 97 | Puerto Rico | 0.4% | 2022 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 98 | Tuvalu | 0.4% | 2022 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Mozambique | 0.4% | 2022 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 100 | Ukraine | 0.4% | 2022 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 101 | Polynesia | 0.4% | 2022 | up 260.6% | volatile |
| 102 | American Samoa | 0.4% | 2022 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 103 | Angola | 0.4% | 2022 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 104 | Republic of Moldova | 0.4% | 2022 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 104 | Republic of Moldova | 0.4% | 2022 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 106 | Romania | 0.4% | 2022 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 107 | New Caledonia | 0.3% | 2022 | up 95.7% | rising |
| 108 | Albania | 0.3% | 2022 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 109 | Malaysia | 0.3% | 2022 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 110 | Micronesia | 0.3% | 2022 | up 491.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.3% | 2022 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 111 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.3% | 2022 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 113 | Greenland | 0.3% | 2022 | up 96.8% | rising |
| 114 | Afghanistan | 0.3% | 2022 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 115 | Congo | 0.3% | 2022 | up 96.1% | rising |
| 116 | Guatemala | 0.3% | 2022 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 117 | Estonia | 0.3% | 2022 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 118 | Hungary | 0.3% | 2022 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 119 | Mauritius | 0.3% | 2022 | up 114.9% | rising |
| 120 | Guinea | 0.3% | 2022 | up 69.9% | rising |
| 121 | Grenada | 0.3% | 2022 | up 94.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.3% | 2022 | up 553.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Japan | 0.3% | 2022 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 124 | El Salvador | 0.3% | 2022 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 125 | Haiti | 0.3% | 2022 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 126 | Poland | 0.3% | 2022 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 127 | Panama | 0.3% | 2022 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 128 | South Sudan | 0.3% | 2022 | up 80.5% | rising |
| 129 | Italy | 0.3% | 2022 | up 95.2% | rising |
| 130 | Comoros | 0.3% | 2022 | up 182.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Chad | 0.3% | 2022 | up 96.0% | rising |
| 132 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.3% | 2022 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 133 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.3% | 2022 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 134 | Uganda | 0.3% | 2022 | up 113.9% | rising |
| 135 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.3% | 2022 | up 55.7% | falling |
| 136 | Malta | 0.3% | 2022 | up 121.2% | rising |
| 137 | Cameroon | 0.3% | 2022 | up 148.4% | rising |
| 138 | Ghana | 0.3% | 2022 | up 99.3% | rising |
| 139 | Costa Rica | 0.3% | 2022 | up 96.0% | rising |
| 140 | Dominican Republic | 0.3% | 2022 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 141 | Kiribati | 0.3% | 2022 | up 2,110.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Chile | 0.2% | 2022 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 143 | Saint Lucia | 0.2% | 2022 | up 95.4% | rising |
| 144 | Denmark | 0.2% | 2022 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 145 | Gabon | 0.2% | 2022 | up 201.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Eritrea | 0.2% | 2022 | up 87.4% | rising |
| 147 | Iceland | 0.2% | 2022 | up 1,690.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Israel | 0.2% | 2022 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 149 | Ireland | 0.2% | 2022 | up 284.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.2% | 2022 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 151 | Croatia | 0.2% | 2022 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 152 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2022 | up 92.4% | rising |
| 153 | Egypt | 0.2% | 2022 | up 94.8% | rising |
| 154 | Georgia | 0.2% | 2022 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 155 | New Zealand | 0.2% | 2022 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 156 | Portugal | 0.2% | 2022 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 157 | Norway | 0.2% | 2022 | up 162.1% | rising |
| 158 | Serbia | 0.2% | 2022 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 159 | Suriname | 0.2% | 2022 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 160 | France | 0.2% | 2022 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 161 | Spain | 0.2% | 2022 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 162 | Ethiopia | 0.2% | 2022 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 163 | Germany | 0.2% | 2022 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 164 | Mongolia | 0.2% | 2022 | up 73.4% | rising |
| 165 | Greece | 0.2% | 2022 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 166 | Burkina Faso | 0.2% | 2022 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 167 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2% | 2022 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 168 | Benin | 0.2% | 2022 | up 186.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Isle of Man | 0.2% | 2022 | up 177.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Cyprus | 0.2% | 2022 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 171 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.2% | 2022 | up 270.8% | volatile |
| 171 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.2% | 2022 | up 270.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Slovenia | 0.2% | 2022 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 174 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.2% | 2022 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 175 | Jamaica | 0.2% | 2022 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 176 | Fiji | 0.2% | 2022 | up 232.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Bhutan | 0.2% | 2022 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 178 | Belgium | 0.2% | 2022 | up 101.1% | rising |
| 179 | South Africa | 0.2% | 2022 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 180 | Czechia | 0.2% | 2022 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 181 | Liechtenstein | 0.1% | 2022 | up 283.0% | rising |
| 182 | Barbados | 0.1% | 2022 | up 105.8% | rising |
| 183 | Lesotho | 0.1% | 2022 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 184 | Vanuatu | 0.1% | 2022 | up 342.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Togo | 0.1% | 2022 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Guam | 0.1% | 2022 | up 335.7% | volatile |
| 187 | Kenya | 0.1% | 2022 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 188 | Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 2022 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 189 | Mauritania | 0.1% | 2022 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 190 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2022 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 191 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2022 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 192 | Switzerland | 0.1% | 2022 | up 104.8% | rising |
| 193 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2022 | up 283.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Austria | 0.1% | 2022 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 195 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2022 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 196 | Somalia | 0.1% | 2022 | up 83.1% | rising |
| 197 | Oman | 0.1% | 2022 | up 59.5% | rising |
| 198 | Niger | 0.1% | 2022 | up 154.7% | rising |
| 199 | Sudan | 0.1% | 2022 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 200 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.1% | 2022 | up 334.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Palau | 0.1% | 2022 | up 235.9% | volatile |
| 202 | Liberia | 0.1% | 2022 | up 121.5% | rising |
| 203 | Burundi | 0.1% | 2022 | up 108.4% | rising |
| 204 | Solomon Islands | 0.1% | 2022 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 205 | Algeria | 0.1% | 2022 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 206 | Samoa | 0.1% | 2022 | up 188.0% | volatile |
| 207 | Lebanon | 0.1% | 2022 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 208 | Eswatini | 0.1% | 2022 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 209 | Dominica | 0.1% | 2022 | up 281.2% | volatile |
| 210 | Central African Republic | 0.1% | 2022 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 211 | Luxembourg | 0.1% | 2022 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 212 | North Macedonia | 0.1% | 2022 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 213 | Morocco | 0.1% | 2022 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 214 | Andorra | 0.1% | 2022 | up 259.7% | volatile |
| 215 | Monaco | 0.1% | 2022 | up 964.1% | volatile |
| 216 | Yemen | 0.1% | 2022 | up 110.1% | rising |
| 217 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% | 2022 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 218 | Libya | 0.0% | 2022 | up 96.7% | rising |
| 219 | Bermuda | 0.0% | 2022 | up 150.6% | rising |
| 220 | San Marino | 0.0% | 2022 | up 161.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 5.5%
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1.9%
- Central Asia 1.7%
- Central and Southern Asia 1.6%
- Southern Asia 1.6%
- Caribbean 1.6%
- South-Eastern Asia 1.4%
- Asia 1.1%
- Eastern Europe 1.0%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 0.9%
- Northern America 0.9%
- Europe and Northern America 0.9%
- Europe 0.8%
- United States of America 0.8%
- Americas 0.8%
- Eastern Asia 0.7%
- World 0.7%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 0.7%
- South America 0.7%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 0.7%
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 0.6%
- Oceania 0.6%
- Central America 0.5%
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 0.5%
- Southern Africa 0.4%
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 0.4%
- Eastern Africa 0.4%
- Western Africa 0.4%
- Northern Europe 0.4%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0.3%
- Africa 0.3%
- Western Asia 0.3%
- Middle Africa 0.3%
- Southern Europe 0.2%
- Western Europe 0.2%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 0.2%
- Northern Africa 0.1%