Reservoir maximum water area (square kilometres) by country
Countries reporting
153
Highest
89,719 kmsq
Russia
Lowest
0.0675 kmsq
Israel
Median
293.5 kmsq
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
6,714
What the numbers show
Reservoir maximum water area (square kilometres) is currently reported for 153 countries. The highest value is 89,719 kmsq in Russia; the lowest is 0.0675 kmsq in Israel.
The median across all reporting countries is 293.5 kmsq, and the mean is 3,210 kmsq.
Over the past decade 119 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 831.1%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 12.5%).
Reservoir maximum water area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 89,719 kmsq | 2022 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 1 | Russian Federation | 89,719 kmsq | 2022 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 53,327 kmsq | 2022 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 35,080 kmsq | 2022 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 28,941 kmsq | 2022 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 6 | Uganda | 28,492 kmsq | 2022 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 7 | China | 18,028 kmsq | 2022 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 8 | India | 14,564 kmsq | 2022 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 9 | Finland | 7,470 kmsq | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 10 | Ghana | 7,090 kmsq | 2022 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 6,761 kmsq | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 12 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 5,177 kmsq | 2022 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 13 | Egypt | 5,151 kmsq | 2022 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 14 | Australia and New Zealand | 5,025 kmsq | 2022 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 15 | Mexico | 4,467 kmsq | 2022 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 16 | Ukraine | 4,028 kmsq | 2022 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 17 | Kenya | 3,957 kmsq | 2022 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 18 | Australia | 3,887 kmsq | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 19 | Turkey | 3,654 kmsq | 2022 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 19 | Türkiye | 3,654 kmsq | 2022 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 21 | Argentina | 3,536 kmsq | 2022 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 22 | Iraq | 3,519 kmsq | 2022 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 3,340 kmsq | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 24 | Sudan | 3,307 kmsq | 2022 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 25 | Thailand | 3,150 kmsq | 2022 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 26 | Mozambique | 2,813 kmsq | 2022 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 27 | Zambia | 2,749 kmsq | 2022 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 28 | Nigeria | 2,737 kmsq | 2022 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 29 | Paraguay | 2,154 kmsq | 2022 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 30 | South Africa | 2,117 kmsq | 2022 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 31 | Spain | 1,823 kmsq | 2022 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 32 | Norway | 1,806 kmsq | 2022 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 33 | Cameroon | 1,788 kmsq | 2022 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 34 | Vietnam | 1,739 kmsq | 2022 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 34 | Viet Nam | 1,739 kmsq | 2022 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 36 | Malaysia | 1,590 kmsq | 2022 | up 110.2% | rising |
| 37 | Uruguay | 1,526 kmsq | 2022 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 38 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1,278 kmsq | 2022 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 38 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1,278 kmsq | 2022 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 40 | Laos | 1,178 kmsq | 2022 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 40 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1,178 kmsq | 2022 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 42 | Japan | 1,170 kmsq | 2022 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 43 | New Zealand | 1,138 kmsq | 2022 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 44 | Ethiopia | 1,129 kmsq | 2022 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 45 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1,110 kmsq | 2022 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 46 | Myanmar | 1,069 kmsq | 2022 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 47 | Pakistan | 970.75 kmsq | 2022 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 48 | Mali | 907.8 kmsq | 2022 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 49 | Burkina Faso | 713.5 kmsq | 2022 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 50 | Syria | 683.82 kmsq | 2022 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 50 | Syrian Arab Republic | 683.82 kmsq | 2022 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 52 | Azerbaijan | 643.9 kmsq | 2022 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 53 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 641.79 kmsq | 2022 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 54 | Angola | 612.05 kmsq | 2022 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 55 | Peru | 570.56 kmsq | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 560.4 kmsq | 2022 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 57 | Morocco | 498.13 kmsq | 2022 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 58 | South Korea | 490.48 kmsq | 2022 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 58 | Republic of Korea | 490.48 kmsq | 2022 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 60 | Colombia | 488.05 kmsq | 2022 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 61 | Romania | 486.99 kmsq | 2022 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 62 | Portugal | 461.92 kmsq | 2022 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 63 | Bangladesh | 450.52 kmsq | 2022 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 64 | Indonesia | 431.5 kmsq | 2022 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 65 | Italy | 421.3 kmsq | 2022 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 66 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 381.27 kmsq | 2022 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 67 | United Kingdom | 369.57 kmsq | 2022 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 67 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 369.57 kmsq | 2022 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 69 | France | 365.66 kmsq | 2022 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 70 | Mauritania | 338.88 kmsq | 2022 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 71 | Kyrgyzstan | 332 kmsq | 2022 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 72 | Panama | 312.93 kmsq | 2022 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 73 | Poland | 312.31 kmsq | 2022 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 74 | Uzbekistan | 306.26 kmsq | 2022 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 75 | Greece | 304.22 kmsq | 2022 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 76 | Algeria | 300.19 kmsq | 2022 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 77 | Chile | 293.5 kmsq | 2022 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 78 | French Guiana | 288.16 kmsq | 2022 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 79 | Cambodia | 286.18 kmsq | 2022 | up 637.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Bulgaria | 283.29 kmsq | 2022 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 81 | Turkmenistan | 258.43 kmsq | 2022 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 255.7 kmsq | 2022 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 83 | Iceland | 240.83 kmsq | 2022 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 84 | Tunisia | 226.03 kmsq | 2022 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 85 | Caribbean | 181.29 kmsq | 2022 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 86 | Germany | 179.68 kmsq | 2022 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 87 | Czechia | 179.03 kmsq | 2022 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 88 | Honduras | 162.92 kmsq | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 89 | Serbia | 162.22 kmsq | 2022 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 90 | Slovakia | 153.91 kmsq | 2022 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 91 | El Salvador | 148.32 kmsq | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 92 | Togo | 143.29 kmsq | 2022 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 93 | Ireland | 137.4 kmsq | 2022 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 94 | Philippines | 123.2 kmsq | 2022 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 95 | Guinea | 122.49 kmsq | 2022 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 96 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 115.52 kmsq | 2022 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 97 | Afghanistan | 115.29 kmsq | 2022 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 98 | Ecuador | 109.32 kmsq | 2022 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 99 | Botswana | 109.22 kmsq | 2022 | up 100.6% | rising |
| 100 | Switzerland | 105.57 kmsq | 2022 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 101 | Albania | 102.51 kmsq | 2022 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 102 | Costa Rica | 93.63 kmsq | 2022 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 103 | Cuba | 92.27 kmsq | 2022 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 104 | Hungary | 86.2 kmsq | 2022 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 105 | Latvia | 82.09 kmsq | 2022 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 106 | Dominican Republic | 77.65 kmsq | 2022 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 107 | Moldova | 68.01 kmsq | 2022 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 107 | Republic of Moldova | 68.01 kmsq | 2022 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 109 | Senegal | 64.98 kmsq | 2022 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 110 | Mongolia | 63.77 kmsq | 2022 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Namibia | 62.92 kmsq | 2022 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 112 | Madagascar | 62.72 kmsq | 2022 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 113 | Austria | 60.78 kmsq | 2022 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 114 | Lithuania | 53.44 kmsq | 2022 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 115 | North Macedonia | 53.4 kmsq | 2022 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 116 | Congo | 52.97 kmsq | 2022 | up 137.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Croatia | 52.09 kmsq | 2022 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 118 | Georgia | 50.47 kmsq | 2022 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 119 | Melanesia | 49.29 kmsq | 2022 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 120 | Eswatini | 46.83 kmsq | 2022 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 121 | Eritrea | 44.73 kmsq | 2022 | up 578.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Papua New Guinea | 44.01 kmsq | 2022 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 123 | Lesotho | 43.01 kmsq | 2022 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 124 | Nicaragua | 39.83 kmsq | 2022 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 125 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 34.4 kmsq | 2022 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 126 | Armenia | 29.59 kmsq | 2022 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 127 | Gabon | 24.44 kmsq | 2022 | up 305.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Saudi Arabia | 22.96 kmsq | 2022 | up 344.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Montenegro | 22.92 kmsq | 2022 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 130 | Sierra Leone | 13.3 kmsq | 2022 | up 84.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Puerto Rico | 10.9 kmsq | 2022 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 132 | Belgium | 9.2 kmsq | 2022 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 133 | Liberia | 8.79 kmsq | 2022 | up 74.0% | rising |
| 134 | Guatemala | 7.9 kmsq | 2022 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 135 | Belize | 7.49 kmsq | 2022 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Suriname | 6.77 kmsq | 2022 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 137 | Lebanon | 6.33 kmsq | 2022 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 138 | Singapore | 6.23 kmsq | 2022 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 139 | Fiji | 5.28 kmsq | 2022 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 140 | Cyprus | 5.16 kmsq | 2022 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 141 | Greenland | 4.08 kmsq | 2022 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 142 | Libya | 3.61 kmsq | 2022 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 143 | Rwanda | 3.34 kmsq | 2022 | up 831.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Benin | 3.1 kmsq | 2022 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 145 | Slovenia | 2.85 kmsq | 2022 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 146 | Oman | 2.76 kmsq | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Luxembourg | 1.71 kmsq | 2022 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 148 | Nepal | 1.52 kmsq | 2022 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 149 | Jordan | 1.49 kmsq | 2022 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Martinique | 0.4648 kmsq | 2022 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 151 | United Arab Emirates | 0.2132 kmsq | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Bhutan | 0.1198 kmsq | 2022 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Israel | 0.0675 kmsq | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 487,606 kmsq
- Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) 270,065 kmsq
- Europe and Northern America 263,870 kmsq
- Developing regions 217,541 kmsq
- Americas 193,606 kmsq
- Northern America 145,060 kmsq
- Europe 118,809 kmsq
- Africa 105,814 kmsq
- Sub-Saharan Africa 96,328 kmsq
- Eastern Europe 95,370 kmsq
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 80,133 kmsq
- Eastern Africa 77,670 kmsq
- Asia 64,272 kmsq
- United States of America 53,327 kmsq
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 50,094 kmsq
- Latin America and the Caribbean 48,545 kmsq
- South America 43,124 kmsq
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 29,966 kmsq
- Central and Southern Asia 25,686 kmsq
- Eastern Asia 20,394 kmsq
- Northern Europe 18,951 kmsq
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 18,106 kmsq
- Southern Asia 17,468 kmsq
- Western Africa 13,420 kmsq
- South-Eastern Asia 9,573 kmsq
- Northern Africa 9,486 kmsq
- Western Asia 8,620 kmsq
- Central Asia 8,218 kmsq
- Central America 5,240 kmsq
- Oceania 5,074 kmsq
- Southern Europe 3,522 kmsq
- Middle Africa 2,858 kmsq
- Southern Africa 2,379 kmsq
- Western Europe 966.91 kmsq
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 250.61 kmsq
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 49.29 kmsq