Waterways / World Rankings
This entry gives the total length of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.
Rank
|
Country
|
Waterways
|
Date of Information
|
1 |
China
|
110,000 |
2011 |
2 |
Russia
|
102,000 |
2009 |
3 |
Brazil
|
50,000 |
2012 |
4 |
United States
|
41,009 |
2012 |
5 |
Colombia
|
24,725 |
2012 |
6 |
Indonesia
|
21,579 |
2011 |
7 |
Vietnam
|
17,702 |
2011 |
8 |
Congo, Democratic Republic Of The
|
15,000 |
2011 |
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|
9 |
India
|
14,500 |
2012 |
10 |
Burma
|
12,800 |
2011 |
11 |
Papua New Guinea
|
11,000 |
2011 |
12 |
Argentina
|
11,000 |
2012 |
13 |
Bolivia
|
10,000 |
2012 |
14 |
Peru
|
8,808 |
2011 |
15 |
Nigeria
|
8,600 |
2011 |
16 |
France
|
8,501 |
2010 |
17 |
Bangladesh
|
8,370 |
2011 |
18 |
Finland
|
7,842 |
2011 |
19 |
Germany
|
7,467 |
2012 |
20 |
Malaysia
|
7,200 |
2011 |
21 |
Venezuela
|
7,100 |
2011 |
22 |
Netherlands
|
6,214 |
2009 |
23 |
Iraq
|
5,279 |
2012 |
24 |
Laos
|
4,600 |
2012 |
25 |
Sudan
|
4,068 |
2011 |
26 |
Kazakhstan
|
4,000 |
2010 |
27 |
Thailand
|
4,000 |
2011 |
28 |
Poland
|
3,997 |
2009 |
29 |
Cambodia
|
3,700 |
2012 |
30 |
Egypt
|
3,500 |
2011 |
31 |
Philippines
|
3,219 |
2011 |
32 |
United Kingdom
|
3,200 |
2009 |
33 |
Paraguay
|
3,100 |
2012 |
34 |
Mexico
|
2,900 |
2012 |
35 |
Central African Republic
|
2,800 |
2011 |
36 |
Belarus
|
2,500 |
2011 |
37 |
Italy
|
2,400 |
2012 |
38 |
Korea, North
|
2,250 |
2011 |
39 |
Zambia
|
2,250 |
2010 |
40 |
Nicaragua
|
2,220 |
2011 |
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|
41 |
Sweden
|
2,052 |
2010 |
42 |
Belgium
|
2,043 |
2012 |
43 |
Australia
|
2,000 |
2011 |
44 |
Mali
|
1,800 |
2011 |
45 |
Japan
|
1,770 |
2010 |
46 |
Romania
|
1,731 |
2010 |
47 |
Ukraine
|
1,672 |
2012 |
48 |
Hungary
|
1,622 |
2011 |
49 |
Korea, South
|
1,600 |
2011 |
50 |
Uruguay
|
1,600 |
2011 |
51 |
Gabon
|
1,600 |
2010 |
52 |
Norway
|
1,577 |
2010 |
53 |
Ecuador
|
1,500 |
2012 |
54 |
Guinea
|
1,300 |
2011 |
55 |
Turkmenistan
|
1,300 |
2011 |
56 |
Angola
|
1,300 |
2011 |
57 |
Ghana
|
1,293 |
2011 |
58 |
Switzerland
|
1,292 |
2010 |
59 |
Turkey
|
1,200 |
2010 |
60 |
Afghanistan
|
1,200 |
2011 |
61 |
Suriname
|
1,200 |
2011 |
62 |
Congo, Republic Of The
|
1,120 |
2011 |
63 |
Uzbekistan
|
1,100 |
2012 |
64 |
Spain
|
1,000 |
2012 |
65 |
Senegal
|
1,000 |
2012 |
66 |
Guatemala
|
990 |
2012 |
67 |
Cote D'ivoire
|
980 |
2011 |
68 |
Ireland
|
956 |
2010 |
69 |
Syria
|
900 |
2011 |
70 |
Iran
|
850 |
2012 |
71 |
Belize
|
825 |
2011 |
72 |
Sierra Leone
|
800 |
2011 |
73 |
Panama
|
800 |
2011 |
74 |
Croatia
|
785 |
2009 |
75 |
Costa Rica
|
730 |
2011 |
76 |
Malawi
|
700 |
2010 |
77 |
Czech Republic
|
664 |
2010 |
78 |
Canada
|
636 |
2011 |
79 |
Madagascar
|
600 |
2011 |
80 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
600 |
2010 |
81 |
Serbia
|
587 |
2009 |
82 |
Mongolia
|
580 |
2010 |
83 |
Moldova
|
558 |
2011 |
84 |
Bulgaria
|
470 |
2009 |
85 |
Honduras
|
465 |
2012 |
86 |
Mozambique
|
460 |
2010 |
87 |
Lithuania
|
441 |
2007 |
88 |
Denmark
|
400 |
2010 |
89 |
Gambia, The
|
390 |
2010 |
90 |
Austria
|
358 |
2011 |
91 |
Estonia
|
335 |
2011 |
92 |
Guyana
|
330 |
2012 |
93 |
Latvia
|
300 |
2010 |
94 |
Niger
|
300 |
2012 |
95 |
Cuba
|
240 |
2011 |
96 |
Portugal
|
210 |
2011 |
97 |
Brunei
|
209 |
2012 |
98 |
Fiji
|
203 |
2012 |
99 |
Tajikistan
|
200 |
2011 |
100 |
Slovakia
|
172 |
2009 |
101 |
Sri Lanka
|
160 |
2012 |
102 |
Benin
|
150 |
2011 |
103 |
Togo
|
50 |
2011 |
104 |
Albania
|
41 |
2011 |
105 |
Luxembourg
|
37 |
2010 |
106 |
Liechtenstein
|
28 |
2010 |
107 |
Greece
|
6 |
2012 |
108 |
Kiribati
|
5 |
2012 |
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