List of countries by waterways length

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This is a list of countries by total waterways length (km) mostly based on The World Factbook{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/386.html |title=Field Listing :: Waterways — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency |website=www.cia.gov |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111040953/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/386.html |archive-date=2019-01-11}} {{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=The World Factbook|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/386.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111040953/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/386.html|archive-date=January 11, 2019|access-date=|website=}} accessed in May 2009.

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bgcolor="#ececec" valign=top ! Rank !! Country !! Waterways ! Date of information
—	{{noflag}}World	2,293,412	2017
1	{{flag|Russia}}	317,505	2017
2	{{flag|Brazil}}	153,348	2017
3	{{flag|China}}	138,357	2017{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Information Systems, Logistics, and Supply Chain 2016|url=http://ils2016conference.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ILS2016_WD05_2.pdf|access-date=|website=}}
—	{{flag|European Union}}	53,384	2017
4	{{flag|United States}}	40,230	2017
5	{{flag|Indonesia}}	21,579	2008
6	{{flag|India}}	20,275	2016{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Ministry Of Shipping|url=http://shipmin.gov.in/division/iwt-1|access-date=|website=}}
7	{{flag|Colombia}}	18,000	2008
8	{{flag|Vietnam}}	17,702	2008
9	{{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}	15,000	2008
10	{{flag|Myanmar}}	12,800	2008
11	{{flag|Argentina}}	11,000	2012
12	{{flag|Papua New Guinea}}	11,000	2006
13	{{flag|Bolivia}}	10,000	2007
14	{{flag|Peru}}	8,808	2008
15	{{flag|Nigeria}}	8,600	2008
16	{{flag|France}}	8,501	2008
17	{{flag|Bangladesh}}	8,370	2007
18	{{flag|Finland}}	8,000	2013
19	{{flag|Germany}}	7,467	2008
20	{{flag|Venezuela}}	7,200	2008
21	{{flag|Netherlands}}	7,100	2008
22	{{flag|Malaysia}}	6,215	2007
23	{{flag|Laos}}	5,279	2008
24	{{flag|Iraq}}	4,600	2008
25	{{flag|Sudan}}	4,068	2008
26	{{flag|Thailand}}	4,000	2008
27	{{flag|Kazakhstan}}	4,000	2008
28	{{flag|Poland}}	3,997	2007
29	{{flag|Egypt}}	3,760	2008
30	{{flag|Slovenia}}	3,500	2007
31	{{flag|Philippines}}	3,219	2008
32	{{flag|United Kingdom}}	3,200	2008
33	{{flag|Paraguay}}	3,100	2008
34	{{flag|Mexico}}	2,900	2008
35	{{flag|Central African Republic}}	2,800	2007
36	{{flag|Belarus}}	2,500	2003
37	{{flag|Cambodia}}	2,400	2008
38	{{flag|Italy}}	2,400	2008
39	{{flag|North Korea}}	2,250	2008
40	{{flag|Zambia}}	2,250	2008
41	{{flag|Nicaragua}}	2,220	2008
42	{{flag|Ukraine}}	2,176	2007
43	{{flag|Sweden}}	2,052	2007
44	{{flag|Belgium}}	2,043	2012
45	{{flag|Australia}}	2,000	2006
46	{{flag|Mali}}	1,800	2008
47	{{flag|Japan}}	1,770	2007
48	{{flag|Romania}}	1,731	2006
49	{{flag|Hungary}}	1,622	2008
50	{{flag|South Korea}}	1,608	2008
51	{{flag|Gabon}}	1,600	2008
52	{{flag|Uruguay}}	1,600	2008
53	{{flag|Norway}}	1,577	2008
54	{{flag|Ecuador}}	1,500	2008
55	{{flag|Angola}}	1,300	2008
56	{{flag|Uzbekistan}}	1,300	2008
57	{{flag|Guinea}}	1,300	2008
58	{{flag|Ghana}}	1,293	2008
59	{{flag|Afghanistan}}	1,200	2008
60	{{flag|Turkey}}	1,200	2008
61	{{flag|Suriname}}	1,200	2008
62	{{flag|Republic of the Congo}}	1,120	2008
63	{{flag|Turkmenistan}}	1,100	2014
64	{{flag|Senegal}}	1,000	2008
65	{{flag|Spain}}	1,000	2008
66	{{flag|Guatemala}}	990	2007
67	{{flag|Côte d'Ivoire}}	980	2008
68	{{flag|Ireland}}	956	2008
69	{{flag|Syria}}	900	2008
70	{{flag|Iran}}	850	2008
71	{{flag|Belize}}	825	2008
72	{{flag|Panama}}	800	2008
73	{{flag|Sierra Leone}}	800	2007
74	{{flag|Costa Rica}}	785	2008
75	{{flag|Croatia}}	730	2008
76	{{flag|Malawi}}	700	2008
77	{{flag|Canada}}	664	2008
78	{{flag|Czech Republic}}	636	2008
79	{{flag|Madagascar}}	600	2008
80	{{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}	600	2008
81	{{flag|Mongolia}}	587	2008
82	{{flag|Serbia}}	580	2007
83	{{flag|Bulgaria}}	470	2008
84	{{flag|Mozambique}}	465	2008
85	{{flag|Lithuania}}	460	2008
86	{{flag|Honduras}}	441	2007
87	{{flag|Moldova}}	424	2008
88	{{flag|Denmark}}	400	2008
89	{{flag|Gambia}}	390	2008
90	{{flag|Austria}}	358	2007
91	{{flag|Guyana}}	330	2008
92	{{flag|Estonia}}	320	2008
93	{{flag|Latvia}}	300	2007
94	{{flag|Niger}}	300	2008
95	{{flag|Cuba}}	240	2008
96	{{flag|Portugal}}	210	2008
97	{{flag|Brunei}}	209	2008
98	{{flag|Fiji}}	203	2008
99	{{flag|Tajikistan}}	200	2008
100	{{flag|Slovakia}}	172	2008
101	{{flag|Sri Lanka}}	160	2008
102	{{flag|Benin}}	150	2007
103	{{flag|Switzerland}}	65	2008
104	{{flag|Togo}}	50	2008
105	{{flag|Albania}}	43	2008
106	{{flag|Luxembourg}}	37	2008
107	{{flag|Liechtenstein}}	28	2008
108	{{flag|Greece}}	6	2008
109	{{flag|Kiribati}}	5	2007