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Length of navigable rivers and canals in the countries of the world

Rank (total)	Country	Total (km)	per Capita (m)	per km² (m)	Date
1	China	110,000	0.082	11.8	2011
2	Russia	102,000	0.728	6.2	2009
3	Brazil	50,000	0.251	6.0	2012
4	Vietnam	47,130	0.520	152.0	2011
5	United States of America	41,009	0.131	4.5	2012
6	Colombia	24,725	0.547	23.8	2012
7	Indonesia	21,579	0.088	11.9	2011
8	Congo (Democratic Republic)	15,000	0.209	6.6	2011
9	India	14,500	0.012	4.9	2012
10	Myanmar (Burma)	12,800	0.237	19.6	2011
11	Argentina	11,000	0.261	4.0	2012
11	Papua New Guinea	11,000	1.778	24.3	2011
13	Bolivia	10,000	0.972	9.2	2012
14	Peru	8,808	0.301	6.9	2011
15	Nigeria	8,600	0.055	9.4	2011
16	France	8,501	0.135	15.5	2010
17	Bangladesh	8,370	0.053	64.3	2011
18	Finland	8,000	1.519	26.3	2013
19	Germany	7,467	0.092	21.4	2012
20	Malaysia	7,200	0.251	21.9	2011
21	Venezuela	7,100	0.257	8.0	2011
22	Netherlands	6,237	0.373	184.0	2012
23	Iraq	5,279	0.170	12.1	2012
24	Laos	4,600	0.698	19.9	2012
25	Sudan	4,068	0.090	2.3	2011
26	Kazakhstan	4,000	0.259	1.5	2010
26	Thailand	4,000	0.060	7.8	2011
28	Poland	3,997	0.104	13.1	2009
29	Cambodia	3,700	0.247	21.0	2012
30	Egypt	3,500	0.043	3.5	2011
31	Philippines	3,219	0.032	10.8	2011
32	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	3,200	0.052	13.2	2009
33	Paraguay	3,100	0.474	7.8	2012
34	Mexico	2,900	0.025	1.5	2012
35	Central African Republic	2,800	0.566	4.5	2011
36	Belarus	2,500	0.261	12.3	2011
37	Italy	2,400	0.039	8.2	2012
38	Korea (North)	2,250	0.092	18.7	2011
38	Zambia	2,250	0.187	3.0	2010
40	Nicaragua	2,220	0.392	18.5	2011
41	Sweden	2,052	0.226	5.0	2010
42	Belgium	2,043	0.196	67.5	2012
43	Australia	2,000	0.092	0.3	2011
44	Mali	1,800	0.127	1.5	2011
45	Japan	1,770	0.014	4.9	2010
46	Romania	1,731	0.078	7.5	2010
47	Ukraine	1,672	0.037	2.9	2012
48	Hungary	1,622	0.163	18.1	2011
49	Gabon	1,600	1.035	6.2	2010
49	Korea (South)	1,600	0.033	16.5	2011
49	Uruguay	1,600	0.484	9.1	2011
52	Norway	1,577	0.337	5.2	2010
53	Ecuador	1,500	0.099	5.4	2012
54	Angola	1,300	0.097	1.0	2011
54	Guinea	1,300	0.123	5.3	2011
54	Turkmenistan	1,300	0.260	2.8	2011
57	Ghana	1,293	0.052	5.7	2011
58	Switzerland	1,292	0.169	32.3	2010
59	Afghanistan	1,200	0.040	1.8	2011
59	Suriname	1,200	2.439	7.7	2011
59	Turkey	1,200	0.015	1.6	2010
62	Congo (Republic)	1,120	0.264	3.3	2011
63	Uzbekistan	1,100	0.039	2.6	2012
64	Senegal	1,000	0.077	5.2	2012
64	Spain	1,000	0.021	2.0	2012
66	Guatemala	990	0.070	9.2	2012
67	Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)	980	0.046	3.1	2011
68	Ireland	956	0.225	13.9	2010
69	Syria	900	0.040	4.8	2011
70	Iran	850	0.011	0.6	2012
71	Belize	825	2.569	36.2	2011
72	Panama	800	0.231	10.8	2011
72	Sierra Leone	800	0.149	11.2	2011
74	Croatia	785	0.175	14.0	2009
75	Costa Rica	730	0.160	14.3	2011
76	Malawi	700	0.045	7.4	2010
77	Czech Republic	664	0.065	8.6	2010
78	Canada	636	0.019	0.1	2011
79	Kyrgyzstan	600	0.109	3.1	2010
79	Madagascar	600	0.027	1.0	2011
81	Serbia	587	0.080	7.6	2009
82	Mongolia	580	0.188	0.4	2010
83	Moldova	558	0.129	17.0	2011
84	Bulgaria	470	0.065	4.3	2009
85	Honduras	465	0.056	4.2	2012
86	Mozambique	460	0.021	0.6	2010
87	Lithuania	441	0.123	7.0	2007
88	Denmark	400	0.073	9.4	2010
89	Gambia	390	0.214	38.5	2010
90	Austria	358	0.044	4.3	2011
91	Estonia	335	0.261	7.9	2011
92	Guyana	330	0.445	1.7	2012
93	Latvia	300	0.135	4.8	2010
93	Niger	300	0.018	0.2	2012
95	Cuba	240	0.022	2.2	2011
96	Portugal	210	0.020	2.3	2011
97	Brunei	209	0.511	39.7	2012
98	Fiji	203	0.228	11.1	2012
99	Tajikistan	200	0.026	1.4	2011
100	Slovakia	172	0.031	3.6	2012
101	Sri Lanka	160	0.007	2.5	2012
102	Benin	150	0.016	1.4	2011
103	Togo	50	0.007	0.9	2011
104	Albania	41	0.014	1.5	2011
105	Luxembourg	37	0.074	14.3	2010
106	Liechtenstein	28	0.800	175.0	2010
107	Greece	6	0.001	0.0	2012
108	Kiribati	5	0.049	6.2	2012
	World	2,293,412	0.323	15.4	2013

No information is available for non-listed countries.

The total length of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water is given. 1 km corresponds to 0.6214 miles. 1 m corresponds to 1.094 yards.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2014-04-12)