Countries with the most waterways


All data from the CIA World Factbook. Last updated Jan 25, 2010.



This entry gives the total length of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.
Rank country (km) Date of Information
1 China 110,000 2008
2 Russia 102,000 2007
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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 15,000 2008
9 India 14,500 2008
10 Burma 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 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 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 Korea, North 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 Romania 1,731 2006
49 Hungary 1,622 2008
50 Korea, South 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 Congo, Republic of the 1,120 2008
63 Uzbekistan 1,100 2008
64 Senegal 1,000 2008
65 Spain 1,000 2008
66 Guatemala 990 2007
67 Cote d'Ivoire 980 2008
68 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 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 Bulgaria 470 2008
84 Honduras 465 2008
85 Mozambique 460 2008
86 Lithuania 441 2007
87 Moldova 424 2008
88 Denmark 400 2008
89 Gambia, The 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



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    Cotton Memphis | Cotton A Index | Rubber, Singapore | Rubber, US
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    Logs, Cameroon | Logs, Malaysia | Plywood | Sawnwood, Cameroon | Sawnwood, Malaysia | Woodpulp
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