Rank
|
Country
|
Waterways
(km)
|
Date of Information
|
1
|
World
|
671,886
|
2004
|
2
|
China
|
123,964
|
2003
|
3
|
Russia
|
96,000
|
2004
|
4
|
European Union
|
53,512
|
NA
|
5
|
Brazil
|
50,000
|
2005
|
6
|
United States
|
41,009
|
2004
|
7
|
Indonesia
|
21,579
|
2005
|
8
|
Colombia
|
18,000
|
2005
|
9
|
Vietnam
|
17,702
|
2005
|
10
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
|
15,000
|
2005
|
11
|
India
|
14,500
|
2005
|
12
|
Burma
|
12,800
|
2005
|
13
|
Argentina
|
11,000
|
2005
|
14
|
Papua New Guinea
|
10,940
|
2003
|
15
|
Bolivia
|
10,000
|
2005
|
16
|
Peru
|
8,808
|
2005
|
17
|
Nigeria
|
8,600
|
2005
|
18
|
France
|
8,500
|
2000
|
19
|
Bangladesh
|
8,372
|
2005
|
20
|
Finland
|
7,842
|
2005
|
21
|
Germany
|
7,467
|
2005
|
22
|
Malaysia
|
7,200
|
2005
|
23
|
Venezuela
|
7,100
|
2005
|
24
|
Iraq
|
5,279
|
2004
|
25
|
Netherlands
|
5,046
|
2004
|
26
|
Laos
|
4,600
|
2005
|
27
|
Congo, Republic of the
|
4,385
|
2005
|
28
|
Sudan
|
4,068
|
2005
|
29
|
Kazakhstan
|
4,000
|
2005
|
30
|
Thailand
|
4,000
|
2005
|
31
|
Poland
|
3,997
|
2005
|
32
|
French Guiana
|
3,760
|
2003
|
33
|
Egypt
|
3,500
|
2005
|
34
|
Philippines
|
3,219
|
2005
|
35
|
United Kingdom
|
3,200
|
2003
|
36
|
Paraguay
|
3,100
|
2005
|
37
|
Mexico
|
2,900
|
2005
|
38
|
Central African Republic
|
2,800
|
2005
|
39
|
Belarus
|
2,500
|
2003
|
40
|
Cambodia
|
2,400
|
2005
|
41
|
Italy
|
2,400
|
2004
|
42
|
Korea, North
|
2,250
|
2006
|
43
|
Zambia
|
2,250
|
2005
|
44
|
Nicaragua
|
2,220
|
2005
|
45
|
Sweden
|
2,052
|
2005
|
46
|
Belgium
|
2,043
|
2003
|
47
|
Australia
|
2,000
|
2002
|
48
|
Mali
|
1,815
|
2005
|
49
|
Japan
|
1,770
|
2006
|
50
|
Romania
|
1,731
|
2005
|
51
|
Ukraine
|
1,672
|
2006
|
52
|
Hungary
|
1,622
|
2006
|
53
|
Korea, South
|
1,608
|
2006
|
54
|
Gabon
|
1,600
|
2005
|
55
|
Uruguay
|
1,600
|
2005
|
56
|
Norway
|
1,577
|
2002
|
57
|
Ecuador
|
1,500
|
2005
|
58
|
Angola
|
1,300
|
2005
|
59
|
Turkmenistan
|
1,300
|
2006
|
60
|
Guinea
|
1,300
|
2005
|
61
|
Ghana
|
1,293
|
2005
|
62
|
Afghanistan
|
1,200
|
2005
|
63
|
Turkey
|
1,200
|
2005
|
64
|
Suriname
|
1,200
|
2005
|
65
|
Uzbekistan
|
1,100
|
2006
|
66
|
Senegal
|
1,000
|
2005
|
67
|
Spain
|
1,000
|
2003
|
68
|
Guatemala
|
990
|
2004
|
69
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
980
|
2005
|
70
|
Syria
|
900
|
2005
|
71
|
Iran
|
850
|
2006
|
72
|
Belize
|
825
|
2005
|
73
|
Panama
|
800
|
2005
|
74
|
Sierra Leone
|
800
|
2005
|
75
|
Croatia
|
785
|
2006
|
76
|
Ireland
|
753
|
2005
|
77
|
Costa Rica
|
730
|
2005
|
78
|
Malawi
|
700
|
2006
|
79
|
Czech Republic
|
664
|
2005
|
80
|
Canada
|
631
|
2003
|
81
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
600
|
2006
|
82
|
Lithuania
|
600
|
2005
|
83
|
Madagascar
|
600
|
2005
|
84
|
Serbia and Montenegro
|
587
|
2002
|
85
|
Mongolia
|
580
|
2004
|
86
|
Estonia
|
500
|
2005
|
87
|
Bulgaria
|
470
|
2006
|
88
|
Honduras
|
465
|
2005
|
89
|
Mozambique
|
460
|
2002
|
90
|
Moldova
|
424
|
2005
|
91
|
Denmark
|
400
|
2001
|
92
|
Gambia, The
|
390
|
2004
|
93
|
Austria
|
358
|
2003
|
94
|
Latvia
|
300
|
2005
|
95
|
Niger
|
300
|
2005
|
96
|
Cuba
|
240
|
2005
|
97
|
Portugal
|
210
|
2003
|
98
|
Brunei
|
209
|
2005
|
99
|
Fiji
|
203
|
2004
|
100
|
Tajikistan
|
200
|
2006
|
101
|
Slovakia
|
172
|
2005
|
102
|
Sri Lanka
|
160
|
2005
|
103
|
Benin
|
150
|
2005
|
104
|
Switzerland
|
65
|
2003
|
105
|
Togo
|
50
|
2005
|
106
|
Albania
|
43
|
2006
|
107
|
Luxembourg
|
37
|
2003
|
108
|
Liechtenstein
|
28
|
2005
|
109
|
Greece
|
6
|
2006
|
110
|
Kiribati
|
5
|
2003
|
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