
Largest Lakes in the World
25 Largest Lakes in the World List
ADDucation’s list of the largest lakes in the world by area can also be sorted to display the largest lakes in the world by volume and the deepest lakes. Canada borders more of the world’s largest lakes than any other country, followed by the USA.
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Largest Lakes in the World | Country / Countries | Area (mi²) | Area (km²) | Depth (ft) | Depth (m) | Water Volume (mi3) | Water Volume (km3) | # |
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Caspian Sea | Russia 🇷🇺Kazakhstan 🇰🇿Iran 🇮🇷 | 149228 | 386500 | 3363 | 1025 | 18761 | 78200 | 1 |
Lake Superior | USA 🇺🇸Canada 🇨🇦 | 31700 | 82103 | 1329 | 405 | 2903 | 12100 | 2 |
Lake Victoria | Kenya 🇰🇪Tanzania 🇹🇿Uganda 🇺🇬 | 26827 | 69484 | 266 | 81 | 662 | 2760 | 3 |
Lake Huron | USA 🇺🇸Canada 🇨🇦 | 23000 | 59570 | 751 | 229 | 852 | 3550 | 4 |
Lake Michigan | USA 🇺🇸 | 22342 | 57866 | 922 | 281 | 1180 | 4920 | 5 |
Lake Tanganyika | Zambia 🇿🇲Tanzania 🇹🇿 Congo 🇨🇬 | 12700 | 32893 | 4708 | 1435 | 4534 | 18900 | 6 |
Big Bear Lake | Canada 🇨🇦 | 12276 | 31795 | 1463 | 446 | 537 | 2240 | 7 |
Lake Baikal | Russia 🇷🇺 | 12158 | 31490 | 5371 | 1637 | 5662 | 23600 | 8 |
Great Slave Lake | Canada 🇨🇦 | 11031 | 28570 | 2014 | 614 | 480 | 2000 | 9 |
Lake Erie | USA 🇺🇸Canada 🇨🇦 | 9910 | 25667 | 210 | 64 | 120 | 500 | 10 |
Lake Winnipeg | Canada 🇨🇦 | 9416 | 24390 | 59 | 18 | 68 | 285 | 11 |
Lake Malawi | Malawi 🇲🇼Mozambique 🇲🇿 | 8996 | 23300 | 2280 | 695 | 2015 | 8400 | 12 |
Lake Ontario | USA 🇺🇸Canada 🇨🇦 | 7340 | 19011 | 801 | 244 | 393 | 1640 | 13 |
Lake Balkhash | Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 | 7115 | 18428 | 85 | 26 | 25 | 105 | 14 |
Ladoga Lake | Russia 🇷🇺 | 6835 | 17703 | 755 | 230 | 218 | 910 | 15 |
Lake Vostok | Antarctica (under ice) 🇦🇶 | 6062 | 15700 | 3280 (up to) | 1000 (up to) | 1296 | 5400 | 16 |
Lake Maracaibo | Venezuela 🇻🇪 | 5216 | 13512 | 115 | 35 | Not specified | Not specified | 17 |
Lake Onega | Russia 🇷🇺 | 3752 | 9720 | 394 | 120 | 67 | 280 | 18 |
Lake Eyre | Australia 🇦🇺 | 3600 | 9323 | 4.9 | 1.5 | Not specified | Not specified | 19 |
Lake Titicaca | Peru 🇵🇪Bolivia 🇧🇴 | 3200 | 8288 | 922 | 281 | 214 | 893 | 20 |
Lake Nicaragua | Nicaragua 🇳🇮 | 3187 | 8256 | 148 | 45 | Not specified | Not specified | 21 |
Lake Athabasca | Canada 🇨🇦 | 3031 | 7850 | 797 | 243 | 49 | 204 | 22 |
Reindeer Lake | Canada 🇨🇦 | 2568 | 6650 | 1106 | 337 | 4294 | 17900 | 23 |
Lake Turkana | Kenya 🇰🇪Ethiopia 🇪🇹 | 2471 | 6400 | 240 | 73 | 49 | 204 | 24 |
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- ADDucation’s list of the biggest lakes in the world was compiled by Robert Junker, last updated 29 May 2020.
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