List of countries by waterways length
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This is a list of countries by total waterways length mostly based on The World Factbook
accessed in May 2009.
The World Factbook
The World Factbook is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The official paper copy version is available from the National Technical Information Service and the Government Printing Office...
accessed in May 2009.
Rank | Country | Waterways (km) | Date of information |
---|---|---|---|
— | World | 671,886 | 2004 |
1 | Mainland China | 110,000 | 2008 |
2 | Russia | 102,000 | 2007 |
— | European Union | 52,332 | 2006 |
3 | Brazil | 50,000 | 2008 |
4 | United States | 41,009 | 2008 |
5 | Indonesia | 21,579 | 2008 |
6 | Colombia | 18,000 | 2008 |
7 | Vietnam | 17,702 | 2008 |
8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 15,000 | 2008 |
9 | India | 14,500 | 2008 |
10 | Myanmar | 12,800 | 2008 |
11 | Argentina | 11,000 | 2007 |
12 | Papua New Guinea | 11,000 | 2006 |
13 | Bolivia | 10,000 | 2007 |
14 | Peru | 8,808 | 2008 |
15 | Nigeria | 8,600 | 2008 |
16 | Early Modern France | 8,501 | 2008 |
17 | Bangladesh | 8,370 | 2007 |
18 | Finland | 7,842 | 2008 |
19 | Germany | 7,467 | 2008 |
20 | Malaysia | 7,200 | 2008 |
21 | Venezuela | 7,100 | 2008 |
22 | Netherlands | 6,215 | 2007 |
23 | Iraq | 5,279 | 2008 |
24 | Laos | 4,600 | 2008 |
25 | Sudan | 4,068 | 2008 |
26 | Kazakhstan | 4,000 | 2008 |
27 | Thailand | 4,000 | 2008 |
28 | Poland | 3,997 | 2007 |
29 | Early Modern France | 3,760 | 2008 |
30 | Egypt | 3,500 | 2007 |
31 | Philippines | 3,219 | 2008 |
32 | United Kingdom | 3,200 | 2008 |
33 | Paraguay | 3,100 | 2008 |
34 | Mexico | 2,900 | 2008 |
35 | Central African Republic | 2,800 | 2007 |
36 | Belarus | 2,500 | 2003 |
37 | Cambodia | 2,400 | 2008 |
38 | Italy | 2,400 | 2008 |
39 | North Korea | 2,250 | 2008 |
40 | Zambia | 2,250 | 2008 |
41 | Nicaragua | 2,220 | 2008 |
42 | Ukraine | 2,176 | 2007 |
43 | Sweden | 2,052 | 2007 |
44 | Belgium | 2,043 | 2008 |
45 | Australia | 2,000 | 2006 |
46 | Mali | 1,800 | 2008 |
47 | Japan | 1,770 | 2007 |
48 | Kingdom of Romania | 1,731 | 2006 |
49 | Hungary | 1,622 | 2008 |
50 | South Korea | 1,608 | 2008 |
51 | Gabon | 1,600 | 2008 |
52 | Uruguay | 1,600 | 2008 |
53 | Norway | 1,577 | 2008 |
54 | Ecuador | 1,500 | 2008 |
55 | Angola | 1,300 | 2008 |
56 | Turkmenistan | 1,300 | 2008 |
57 | Guinea | 1,300 | 2008 |
58 | Ghana | 1,293 | 2008 |
59 | Afghanistan | 1,200 | 2008 |
60 | Turkey | 1,200 | 2008 |
61 | Suriname | 1,200 | 2008 |
62 | Republic of the Congo | 1,120 | 2008 |
63 | Uzbekistan | 1,100 | 2008 |
64 | Senegal | 1,000 | 2008 |
65 | Spain | 1,000 | 2008 |
66 | Guatemala | 990 | 2007 |
67 | Côte d'Ivoire | 980 | 2008 |
68 | Republic of Ireland | 956 | 2008 |
69 | Syria | 900 | 2008 |
70 | Iran | 850 | 2008 |
71 | Belize | 825 | 2008 |
72 | Panama | 800 | 2008 |
73 | Sierra Leone | 800 | 2007 |
74 | Independent State of Croatia | 785 | 2008 |
75 | Costa Rica | 730 | 2008 |
76 | Malawi | 700 | 2008 |
77 | Czech Republic | 664 | 2008 |
78 | Canada | 636 | 2008 |
79 | Kyrgyzstan | 600 | 2008 |
80 | Madagascar | 600 | 2008 |
81 | Serbia | 587 | 2008 |
82 | Mongolia | 580 | 2007 |
83 | Kingdom of Bulgaria | 470 | 2008 |
84 | Honduras | 465 | 2008 |
85 | Mozambique | 460 | 2008 |
86 | Lithuania | 441 | 2007 |
87 | Moldova | 424 | 2008 |
88 | Denmark | 400 | 2008 |
89 | The Gambia | 390 | 2008 |
90 | Austria | 358 | 2007 |
91 | Guyana | 330 | 2008 |
92 | Estonia | 320 | 2008 |
93 | Latvia | 300 | 2007 |
94 | Niger | 300 | 2008 |
95 | Cuba | 240 | 2008 |
96 | Portugal | 210 | 2008 |
97 | Brunei | 209 | 2008 |
98 | Fiji | 203 | 2008 |
99 | Tajikistan | 200 | 2008 |
100 | Slovakia | 172 | 2008 |
101 | Sri Lanka | 160 | 2008 |
102 | Benin | 150 | 2007 |
103 | Switzerland | 65 | 2008 |
104 | Togo | 50 | 2008 |
105 | Albania | 43 | 2008 |
106 | Luxembourg | 37 | 2008 |
107 | Liechtenstein | 28 | 2008 |
108 | Greece | 6 | 2008 |
109 | Kiribati | 5 | 2007 |