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Lakes and rivers seasonal water area (square kilometres) by country

Countries reporting
216
Highest
176,162
Russian Federation
Lowest
0.0003
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Median
160.4
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
6,369

What the numbers show

Lakes and rivers seasonal water area (square kilometres) is currently reported for 216 countries. The highest value is 176,162 in Russian Federation; the lowest is 0.0003 in Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

The median across all reporting countries is 160.4, and the mean is 4,118.

Over the past decade 195 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Kiribati (up 2,110.0%), and the largest decrease in Niue (down 65.4%).

Lakes and rivers seasonal water area: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Russian Federation 176,162 2022 up 78.3% rising
2 Canada 99,001 2022 up 23.7% rising
3 China 81,086 2022 up 35.3% rising
4 India 62,015 2022 up 19.4% rising
5 Australia and New Zealand 51,211 2022 down 18.9% flat
6 Australia 50,627 2022 down 19.2% flat
7 Kazakhstan 50,254 2022 up 46.2% rising
8 Brazil 43,922 2022 up 5.4% rising
9 Argentina 28,440 2022 up 19.3% rising
10 Bangladesh 16,396 2022 down 3.4% rising
11 Pakistan 15,286 2022 up 0.5% rising
12 Indonesia 12,278 2022 up 53.8% rising
13 Cambodia 11,704 2022 up 0.7% rising
14 Mexico 11,140 2022 up 8.8% rising
15 Myanmar 10,797 2022 up 22.0% rising
16 Uzbekistan 8,769 2022 up 22.7% rising
17 Thailand 8,462 2022 up 1.6% rising
18 Mali 7,892 2022 up 27.5% rising
19 Colombia 7,788 2022 up 17.1% rising
20 Zambia 7,044 2022 up 32.8% rising
21 Turkmenistan 6,818 2022 up 45.6% rising
22 Peru 6,774 2022 up 39.7% rising
23 Iraq 6,227 2022 up 106.5% rising
24 Nigeria 5,593 2022 up 109.3% rising
25 Botswana 4,691 2022 up 44.3% rising
26 Namibia 4,602 2022 up 6.9% rising
27 Angola 4,585 2022 up 70.8% rising
28 Madagascar 4,409 2022 up 16.9% rising
29 Chad 3,536 2022 up 96.0% rising
30 Mongolia 3,088 2022 up 73.4% rising
31 Mozambique 3,031 2022 up 41.1% rising
32 Ethiopia 2,287 2022 up 78.3% rising
33 Ukraine 2,267 2022 up 16.7% rising
34 Paraguay 2,254 2022 up 50.1% rising
35 Egypt 2,240 2022 up 94.8% rising
36 Finland 2,123 2022 up 49.5% rising
37 Afghanistan 2,087 2022 down 3.8% rising
38 Papua New Guinea 2,066 2022 up 48.5% rising
39 Algeria 2,051 2022 down 4.5% rising
40 Senegal 2,049 2022 up 15.3% rising
41 Bahamas 2,031 2022 up 21.6% rising
42 Philippines 2,018 2022 up 39.3% rising
43 Sudan 1,960 2022 down 2.5% rising
44 South Africa 1,913 2022 up 26.6% rising
45 Chile 1,864 2022 up 55.1% rising
46 South Sudan 1,818 2022 up 80.5% rising
47 Ecuador 1,577 2022 up 250.6% rising
48 Mauritania 1,366 2022 up 28.2% rising
49 Niger 1,338 2022 up 154.7% rising
50 Norway 1,329 2022 up 162.1% rising
51 Greenland 1,313 2022 up 96.8% rising
52 Cuba 1,302 2022 up 23.1% rising
53 Cameroon 1,243 2022 up 148.4% rising
54 France 1,141 2022 up 65.1% rising
55 Malaysia 1,137 2022 up 61.8% rising
56 Uruguay 1,124 2022 down 15.9% flat
57 Japan 1,091 2022 up 57.4% rising
58 Congo 1,071 2022 up 96.1% rising
59 Sri Lanka 1,064 2022 up 24.0% rising
60 Spain 1,020 2022 up 23.1% rising
61 Tunisia 1,019 2022 up 19.4% rising
62 Saudi Arabia 928.93 2022 up 78.3% rising
63 Guyana 896.71 2022 up 61.3% rising
64 Poland 882.1 2022 up 40.1% rising
65 Romania 851.03 2022 down 0.5% rising
66 Italy 838.36 2022 up 95.2% rising
67 Azerbaijan 813.06 2022 down 11.0% rising
68 Kenya 777.48 2022 up 32.6% rising
69 Nicaragua 750.3 2022 up 70.9% rising
70 Guinea 747.37 2022 up 69.9% rising
71 Somalia 710.1 2022 up 83.1% rising
72 Germany 706.19 2022 up 56.4% rising
73 Republic of Korea 663.32 2022 up 15.7% falling
74 Uganda 654.89 2022 up 113.9% rising
75 Malawi 651.45 2022 up 237.0% volatile
76 Gabon 646.97 2022 up 201.2% volatile
77 Tajikistan 640.45 2022 up 38.0% rising
78 Ghana 621.82 2022 up 99.3% rising
79 Nepal 608.9 2022 up 25.1% rising
80 New Zealand 583.91 2022 up 14.1% rising
81 Honduras 556.41 2022 up 48.0% rising
82 Libya 542.64 2022 up 96.7% rising
83 Burkina Faso 539.13 2022 up 63.2% rising
84 Zimbabwe 519.95 2022 up 30.3% rising
85 Central African Republic 447.76 2022 up 43.6% rising
86 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 432.49 2022 up 270.8% volatile
87 Kyrgyzstan 387.61 2022 up 71.4% rising
88 Sierra Leone 381.51 2022 up 90.8% rising
89 Guinea-Bissau 357.66 2022 up 33.4% rising
90 Djibouti 349.1 2022 up 178.5% rising
91 Suriname 344.69 2022 up 55.1% rising
92 Latvia 341.71 2022 up 23.4% rising
93 Guatemala 340.15 2022 up 42.3% rising
94 Oman 327.04 2022 up 59.5% rising
95 Yemen 303.75 2022 up 110.1% rising
96 Eritrea 290.44 2022 up 87.4% rising
97 Lithuania 290 2022 up 23.6% rising
98 Morocco 288.63 2022 up 8.5% rising
99 Hungary 285.86 2022 down 4.2% rising
100 Belize 283.06 2022 up 36.4% falling
101 Greece 259.82 2022 up 18.7% rising
102 Iceland 244.67 2022 up 1,689.7% volatile
103 Benin 214.22 2022 up 186.9% volatile
104 Panama 212.24 2022 up 65.0% rising
105 Croatia 200.19 2022 up 27.2% rising
106 Portugal 198.05 2022 up 31.6% rising
107 Serbia 186.54 2022 up 16.8% rising
108 Ireland 165.73 2022 up 284.0% volatile
109 Gambia 155.07 2022 up 16.0% rising
110 Georgia 153.22 2022 up 32.5% rising
111 Bulgaria 143.52 2022 up 26.6% rising
112 Estonia 141.54 2022 up 50.6% rising
113 Western Sahara 134.75 2022 up 89.1% volatile
114 Costa Rica 130.72 2022 up 96.0% rising
115 Dominican Republic 124.35 2022 up 34.9% rising
116 Czechia 123.4 2022 up 25.1% rising
117 French Southern and Antarctic Lands 111.75 2022 up 48.5% rising
118 Jordan 111.65 2022 up 282.9% volatile
119 Liberia 108.06 2022 up 121.5% rising
120 Denmark 104.25 2022 up 49.3% rising
121 Albania 99.7 2022 up 22.4% rising
122 Austria 99.5 2022 up 38.2% rising
123 French Guiana 97.49 2022 up 106.1% rising
124 Bosnia and Herzegovina 90.54 2022 up 5.8% rising
125 Haiti 79.25 2022 up 2.4% rising
126 Togo 78.96 2022 up 91.9% volatile
127 Montenegro 75.98 2022 up 11.4% rising
128 Qatar 66.78 2022 up 76.7% rising
129 New Caledonia 64.63 2022 up 95.7% rising
130 Bhutan 64.56 2022 up 52.2% rising
131 El Salvador 60.39 2022 up 8.8% flat
132 Rwanda 59.21 2022 up 92.4% rising
133 Slovakia 55.08 2022 up 14.8% rising
134 Israel 52.28 2022 up 35.3% rising
135 Switzerland 52.22 2022 up 104.8% rising
136 Belgium 50.49 2022 up 101.1% rising
137 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 46.29 2022 up 22.3% rising
138 Lesotho 42.34 2022 up 17.9% rising
139 Armenia 38.15 2022 up 18.6% rising
140 Slovenia 36.35 2022 up 20.7% rising
141 Puerto Rico 34.82 2022 up 38.4% rising
142 Fiji 31.85 2022 up 232.2% volatile
143 Equatorial Guinea 29.02 2022 up 333.9% volatile
144 Turks and Caicos Islands 28.38 2022 up 18.7% rising
145 Burundi 26.36 2022 up 108.4% rising
146 Solomon Islands 25.1 2022 down 47.8% volatile
147 Brunei Darussalam 23.93 2022 up 58.4% rising
148 Jamaica 19.23 2022 up 5.6% falling
149 French Polynesia 18.48 2022 up 311.8% volatile
150 Vanuatu 16.96 2022 up 342.4% volatile
151 North Macedonia 16.91 2022 up 14.2% rising
152 Cyprus 16.88 2022 up 58.3% rising
153 Singapore 16.68 2022 up 87.1% rising
154 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 15.43 2022 up 37.6% rising
155 Trinidad and Tobago 13.64 2022 up 55.7% falling
156 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 13.46 2022 — volatile
157 Eswatini 13.08 2022 up 41.2% rising
158 Bahrain 11.63 2022 up 139.4% rising
159 Åland Islands 10.73 2022 up 68.7% rising
160 Lebanon 8.43 2022 up 33.8% rising
161 Curaçao 6.87 2022 up 181.1% rising
162 Faroe Islands 6.73 2022 — volatile
163 Réunion 6.55 2022 up 307.9% volatile
164 Cayman Islands 6.21 2022 up 384.1% volatile
165 Mauritius 6.14 2022 up 115.0% rising
166 Comoros 5.13 2022 up 182.1% volatile
167 Antigua and Barbuda 5.1 2022 up 35.7% rising
168 Tonga 4.08 2022 up 253.6% volatile
169 British Virgin Islands 3.92 2022 up 63.2% rising
170 Seychelles 3.82 2022 up 116.0% rising
171 United States Virgin Islands 3.69 2022 up 124.2% volatile
172 Northern Mariana Islands 3.57 2022 up 342.9% volatile
173 Aruba 2.93 2022 up 139.9% rising
174 Samoa 2.34 2022 up 188.1% volatile
175 Guadeloupe 2.19 2022 up 96.8% rising
176 Kiribati 2.07 2022 up 2,110.0% volatile
177 Luxembourg 1.84 2022 up 57.6% rising
178 Martinique 1.65 2022 up 115.8% rising
179 Saint Lucia 1.51 2022 up 95.4% rising
180 Marshall Islands 1.51 2022 up 592.9% volatile
181 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.32 2022 up 84.3% rising
182 Anguilla 1.29 2022 up 55.7% rising
183 Mayotte 1.23 2022 up 363.8% volatile
184 Saint Martin (French part) 1.09 2022 up 51.7% rising
185 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.07 2022 up 46.1% rising
186 Isle of Man 1.04 2022 up 177.4% volatile
187 Grenada 1.03 2022 up 94.5% volatile
188 Sint Maarten 0.9976 2022 down 0.7% rising
189 Bailiwick of Guernsey 0.8456 2022 up 73.6% rising
190 Malta 0.8429 2022 up 121.2% rising
191 Guam 0.7468 2022 up 335.6% volatile
192 American Samoa 0.7369 2022 up 14.6% rising
193 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.7067 2022 up 34.8% rising
194 Barbados 0.6041 2022 up 105.8% rising
195 Dominica 0.5575 2022 up 281.2% volatile
196 Montserrat 0.5512 2022 down 26.6% rising
197 Jersey 0.4791 2022 up 86.0% rising
198 Palau 0.4755 2022 up 235.9% volatile
199 Bermuda 0.4634 2022 up 150.9% rising
200 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 0.3961 2022 up 187.0% volatile
201 Christmas Island 0.3951 2022 — volatile
202 Andorra 0.294 2022 up 259.6% volatile
203 Liechtenstein 0.2381 2022 up 282.9% rising
204 Cook Islands 0.2308 2022 up 132.0% rising
205 Saint Barthélemy 0.2296 2022 up 27.4% rising
206 Naoero 0.1851 2022 up 274.2% volatile
207 Tuvalu 0.1138 2022 up 98.9% volatile
208 Pitcairn 0.1005 2022 — volatile
209 Gibraltar 0.0606 2022 up 351.1% volatile
210 Tokelau 0.06 2022 up 113.8% volatile
211 Monaco 0.0462 2022 up 964.7% volatile
212 Niue 0.0091 2022 down 65.4% volatile
213 Norfolk Island 0.002 2022 — volatile
214 San Marino 0.0008 2022 up 157.6% volatile
215 Holy See 0.0005 2022 — volatile
216 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 0.0003 2022 — volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area (square kilometres)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
277 places, 6,369 data points, 2000–2022
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