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River and lake basins

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data126 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
64.9%
Median: 90.4%
Countries Covered
126
with available data
Highest
Bulgaria
100.0%
Lowest
Brunei Darussalam
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Bulgaria100.0%
2Cambodia100.0%
3Croatia100.0%
4Czech Republic100.0%
5Denmark100.0%
By Region
Europe83.8%(30 countries)
South America83.4%(6 countries)
North America80.3%(3 countries)
Africa65.9%(9 countries)
Other57.4%(66 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0%)High (100.0%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 64.9%)

Europe (30)
South America (6)
North America (3)
Africa (9)
Other (66)
Asia (12)

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 2023; 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
1Bulgaria100.0%
2Cambodia100.0%
3Croatia100.0%
4Czech Republic100.0%
5Denmark100.0%
6Ecuador100.0%
7Estonia100.0%
8Finland100.0%
9Germany100.0%
10Hungary100.0%
11Kazakhstan100.0%
12Lesotho100.0%
13Latvia100.0%
14Liechtenstein100.0%
15Luxembourg100.0%
16Mongolia100.0%
17Moldova, Republic of100.0%
18Namibia100.0%
19Netherlands100.0%
20Nigeria100.0%
21Paraguay100.0%
22Portugal100.0%
23Guinea-Bissau100.0%
24Romania100.0%
25Rwanda100.0%
26Senegal100.0%
27Sierra Leone100.0%
28Slovakia100.0%
29Slovenia100.0%
30South Africa100.0%
31Spain100.0%
32South Sudan100.0%
33Eswatini100.0%
34Sweden100.0%
35Togo100.0%
36Egypt100.0%
37United States of America100.0%
38Uruguay100.0%
39Uzbekistan100.0%
40Angola100.0%
41Austria100.0%
42Belgium100.0%
43Botswana100.0%
44Mali99.9%
45Democratic Republic of the Congo99.9%
46Brazil99.8%
47Argentina99.6%
48Uganda98.5%
49Benin98.3%
50Republic of the Congo96.6%
51Bosnia and Herzegovina96.3%
52Italy96.0%
53Bolivia94.6%
54Mauritania94.4%
55Zimbabwe94.4%
56Burkina Faso93.6%
57Switzerland93.5%
58Malawi93.1%
59Lao People's Democratic Republic92.8%
60Serbia92.5%
61Burundi92.0%
62Canada91.3%
63Republic of The Gambia90.7%
64Thailand90.1%
65Indonesia89.9%
66Norway89.5%
67Niger89.4%
68Ghana88.4%
69Chile87.2%
70Montenegro84.8%
71Poland83.3%
72Lebanon79.7%
73United Republic of Tanzania79.1%
74Guinea79.1%
75Zambia78.8%
76Cameroon69.2%
77Turkmenistan66.0%
78Greece58.8%
79Kenya55.0%
80France51.8%
81Afghanistan51.7%
82Mexico49.7%
83Ethiopia49.5%
84Kyrgyzstan43.7%
85Belarus38.6%
86Bangladesh38.5%
87Chad35.9%
88Iraq34.4%
89Liberia30.4%
90Jordan29.3%
91Vietnam28.9%
92Cote d'Ivoire28.3%
93Azerbaijan27.8%
94Lithuania25.7%
95Ukraine24.0%
96Myanmar23.4%
97Peru14.1%
98Costa Rica13.8%
99Panama13.4%
100The Republic of North Macedonia13.2%
101Armenia11.3%
102Nepal8.4%
103Guyana8.1%
104Venezuela7.0%
105Andorra4.4%
106El Salvador0.3%
107Dominican Republic0.0%
108Equatorial Guinea0.0%
109Gabon0.0%
110Georgia0.0%
111State of Palestine0.0%
112Honduras0.0%
113Ireland0.0%
114South Korea0.0%
115Malaysia0.0%
116Morocco0.0%
117Nicaragua0.0%
118San Marino0.0%
119Somalia0.0%
120Suriname0.0%
121United Arab Emirates0.0%
122Tunisia0.0%
123United Kingdom0.0%
124Algeria0.0%
125Belize0.0%
126Brunei Darussalam0.0%
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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