Maptheory
environmental2019

Area from inland water bodies

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2019; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•229 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
1,208,042.9hectares
Median: 44,410.0hectares
Countries Covered
229
with available data
Highest
Canada
86,613,890.0hectares
Lowest
Bermuda
0.0hectares
Top 5 Countries
1Canada86,613,890.0hectares
2Russian Federation49,833,240.0hectares
3Kazakhstan16,722,750.0hectares
4United States of America14,089,890.0hectares
5People's Republic of China11,359,840.0hectares
By Region
North America25,463,335.0hectares(4 countries)
South America2,291,018.6hectares(7 countries)
Asia1,553,991.9hectares(27 countries)
Oceania838,740.0hectares(2 countries)
Other668,796.4hectares(148 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0hectares)High (86,613,890.0hectares)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1,208,042.9hectares)

North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (27)
Oceania (2)
Other (148)
Africa (9)
Europe (32)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2019; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Canada86,613,890.0hectares
2Russian Federation49,833,240.0hectares
3Kazakhstan16,722,750.0hectares
4United States of America14,089,890.0hectares
5People's Republic of China11,359,840.0hectares
6Brazil9,155,130.0hectares
7Turkmenistan8,926,180.0hectares
8Azerbaijan7,939,570.0hectares
9Islamic Republic of Iran6,125,750.0hectares
10United Republic of Tanzania5,553,640.0hectares
11Uganda3,622,270.0hectares
12Democratic Republic of the Congo3,529,010.0hectares
13Sweden3,364,050.0hectares
14Argentina3,069,570.0hectares
15Finland2,878,310.0hectares
16Malawi2,327,530.0hectares
17Indonesia2,081,550.0hectares
18India1,822,130.0hectares
19Greenland1,536,540.0hectares
20Mongolia1,391,080.0hectares
21Norway1,353,150.0hectares
22Chile1,262,650.0hectares
23Peru1,245,270.0hectares
24Australia1,201,530.0hectares
25Kenya1,170,280.0hectares
26Zambia1,148,120.0hectares
27Türkiye1,098,350.0hectares
28Ukraine1,065,670.0hectares
29Mozambique1,040,510.0hectares
30Mexico1,036,680.1hectares
31Venezuela1,016,110.0hectares
32Uzbekistan1,005,050.0hectares
33Bolivia1,002,170.0hectares
34Nicaragua954,230.0hectares
35Colombia741,210.0hectares
36Kyrgyzstan720,450.0hectares
37Ethiopia717,580.0hectares
38Egypt670,760.0hectares
39Myanmar642,500.0hectares
40Ghana579,220.0hectares
41Iraq519,810.0hectares
42Bangladesh498,810.0hectares
43Thailand493,160.0hectares
44New Zealand475,950.0hectares
45Vietnam445,640.0hectares
46Papua New Guinea395,430.0hectares
47Cambodia389,010.0hectares
48Uruguay383,330.0hectares
49Philippines367,860.0hectares
50Japan344,950.0hectares
51Germany337,780.0hectares
52Sudan336,670.0hectares
53Paraguay336,290.0hectares
54Nigeria336,280.0hectares
55Malaysia331,890.0hectares
56Zimbabwe322,680.0hectares
57Poland317,000.0hectares
58Pakistan313,860.0hectares
59South Africa291,540.0hectares
60France265,500.0hectares
61Italy260,020.0hectares
62United Kingdom237,030.0hectares
63Spain216,820.0hectares
64Iceland207,880.0hectares
65Estonia205,820.0hectares
66Cuba202,970.0hectares
67Burundi194,820.0hectares
68Denmark194,040.0hectares
69Suriname183,190.0hectares
70Ecuador179,970.0hectares
71Lao People's Democratic Republic176,680.0hectares
72Mali170,700.0hectares
73Madagascar167,840.0hectares
74Cameroon165,160.0hectares
75Romania163,570.0hectares
76Belarus163,300.0hectares
77Republic of the Congo161,940.0hectares
78Chad158,500.0hectares
79Tajikistan151,720.0hectares
80Rwanda150,090.0hectares
81Greece141,880.0hectares
82Gabon135,170.0hectares
83Switzerland133,910.0hectares
84Armenia133,460.0hectares
85Bahamas124,580.0hectares
86Guatemala112,880.0hectares
87Ireland111,530.0hectares
88North Korea110,830.0hectares
89Hungary109,150.0hectares
90Syrian Arab Republic104,370.0hectares
91Sri Lanka96,890.0hectares
92Guyana96,040.0hectares
93Cote d'Ivoire95,380.0hectares
94South Korea88,100.0hectares
95Latvia85,210.0hectares
96Lithuania84,630.0hectares
97Bulgaria84,090.0hectares
98Saudi Arabia82,170.0hectares
99Netherlands80,930.0hectares
100Honduras75,870.0hectares
101Angola70,590.0hectares
102Portugal64,800.0hectares
103Afghanistan63,790.0hectares
104Austria58,730.0hectares
105Morocco57,990.0hectares
106Serbia52,100.0hectares
107The Republic of North Macedonia49,840.0hectares
108Yemen48,770.0hectares
109Albania48,600.0hectares
110Dominican Republic48,020.0hectares
111South Sudan46,580.0hectares
112Czech Republic45,360.0hectares
113Botswana45,060.0hectares
114Israel44,920.0hectares
115Jordan44,410.0hectares
116Taiwan, Province of China44,250.0hectares
117Burkina Faso44,130.0hectares
118Panama42,730.0hectares
119Algeria41,660.0hectares
120French Guiana41,000.0hectares
121Senegal39,830.0hectares
122Central African Republic37,830.0hectares
123Croatia35,050.0hectares
124Fiji31,350.0hectares
125Tunisia28,760.0hectares
126Georgia28,010.0hectares
127Belize26,630.0hectares
128Falkland Islands (Malvinas)25,470.0hectares
129Solomon Islands25,450.0hectares
130Moldova, Republic of25,430.0hectares
131Slovakia24,740.0hectares
132Montenegro24,670.0hectares
133El Salvador24,340.0hectares
134Haiti23,220.0hectares
135Namibia20,810.0hectares
136Mauritania19,930.0hectares
137State of Palestine18,030.0hectares
138Bosnia and Herzegovina18,000.0hectares
139Costa Rica17,820.0hectares
140Niger16,100.0hectares
141Oman15,430.0hectares
142Nepal15,380.0hectares
143Djibouti13,530.0hectares
144Belgium12,820.0hectares
145Benin11,420.0hectares
146Eritrea9,320.0hectares
147New Caledonia9,290.0hectares
148Vanuatu8,870.0hectares
149Somalia8,590.0hectares
150Sierra Leone7,290.0hectares
151Guinea7,110.0hectares
152United Arab Emirates5,970.0hectares
153Togo5,560.0hectares
154Libya5,120.0hectares
155Bhutan4,910.0hectares
156Brunei Darussalam4,860.0hectares
157Puerto Rico4,530.0hectares
158Eswatini4,070.0hectares
159Turks and Caicos Islands3,930.0hectares
160Slovenia3,540.0hectares
161Lesotho3,480.0hectares
162Kuwait2,950.0hectares
163Cyprus2,820.0hectares
164Qatar2,730.0hectares
165Guinea-Bissau2,560.0hectares
166Republic of The Gambia2,220.0hectares
167Singapore2,210.0hectares
168Jamaica2,110.0hectares
169Trinidad and Tobago2,060.0hectares
170Antigua and Barbuda1,850.0hectares
171Hong Kong1,700.0hectares
172Equatorial Guinea1,650.0hectares
173Timor-Leste1,640.0hectares
174Liberia1,530.0hectares
175Mauritius1,350.0hectares
176Guadeloupe1,310.0hectares
177Western Sahara1,260.0hectares
178Virgin Islands, British1,150.0hectares
179Faroe Islands1,090.0hectares
180Saint Pierre and Miquelon1,070.0hectares
181Palau990.0hectares
182Tonga970.0hectares
183Lebanon920.0hectares
184Bahrain770.0hectares
185Cayman Islands750.0hectares
186Martinique680.0hectares
187Virgin Islands, U.S.620.0hectares
188Cape Verde600.0hectares
189Maldives430.0hectares
190Saint Lucia420.0hectares
191Saint Kitts and Nevis410.0hectares
192Luxembourg400.0hectares
193Saint Vincent and the Grenadines390.0hectares
194Isle of Man290.0hectares
195Comoros280.0hectares
196Grenada270.0hectares
197Malta260.0hectares
198Aruba260.0hectares
199Dominica210.0hectares
200Reunion200.0hectares
201Anguilla200.0hectares
202Seychelles110.0hectares
203Mayotte80.0hectares
204Barbados80.0hectares
205Montserrat60.0hectares
206Liechtenstein40.0hectares
207Macao40.0hectares
208Andorra40.0hectares
209Cook Islands0.0hectares
210French Polynesia0.0hectares
211Gibraltar0.0hectares
212Kiribati0.0hectares
213Guam0.0hectares
214Holy See (Vatican City State)0.0hectares
215Monaco0.0hectares
216Nauru0.0hectares
217Niue0.0hectares
218Northern Mariana Islands0.0hectares
219Micronesia, Federated States of0.0hectares
220Marshall Islands0.0hectares
221Saint Helena0.0hectares
222San Marino0.0hectares
223Sao Tome and Principe0.0hectares
224Tokelau0.0hectares
225Tuvalu0.0hectares
226Wallis and Futuna0.0hectares
227Samoa0.0hectares
228American Samoa0.0hectares
229Bermuda0.0hectares
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Topics

#environmental#hectares#area#from#inland#water#bodies

Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2019).

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