Largest lakes in the world

Source: https://aidb.si/d/largest-lakes — Data from Wikidata (CC0), compiled by its volunteer editors from cited sources.

RankLakeWikidataTypeArea (km²)Max depth (m)Volume (km³)CountryCountriesLatitudeLongitudeImage
1Caspian SeaQ5484endorheic lake; lake; salt lake386400102578700Iran; Kazakhstan; Turkmenistan; Russia; Azerbaijan4250.5https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Caspian%20Sea%20from%20orbit.jpg?width=320
2Lake SuperiorQ1066rift lake; lake; glacial lake8235040612100Canada; United States47.52882-87.76002https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lake%20Superior%2C%20ISS.jpg?width=320
3Lake VictoriaQ5505freshwater lake; lake68100832750Kenya; Uganda; Tanzania-133https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Getting%20out%20to%20fish%20at%20dusk.jpg?width=320
4Lake HuronQ1383lake596002303538Canada; United States44.59258-82.75629https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lake%20Huron%20in%20winter.jpg?width=320
5Lake MichiganQ1169lake577502814918USAUnited States44.00787-86.75645https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lake%20Michigan%20in%20true%20color.jpg?width=320
6Lake TanganyikaQ5511lake32900143318900Democratic Republic of the Congo; Zambia; Burundi; Tanzania-6.129.5https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lake%20Tanganyika.jpg?width=320
7Lake BaikalQ5513freshwater lake; mountain lake; lake31722164223615.4RUSRussia53.30278108.00472https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Olkhon%20Island%20and%20Lake%20Baikal.jpg?width=320
8Great Bear LakeQ5525lake311534462236CANCanada66-121https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Great%20Bear%20Lake.jpg?width=320
9Lake MalawiQ5532lake296007048400Malawi; Tanzania; Mozambique-12.1833334.36667https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cape%20McLear%2C%20Malawi%20(2498445835).jpg?width=320
10Great Slave LakeQ5539glacial lake272096141580CANCanada61.66667-114https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/UtsingiPoint-GreatSlaveLake.JPG?width=320
11Lake ErieQ5492lake2574465483United States; Canada42.25-80.99972https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/A1.23188.1851.LakeErie.143.250m.jpg?width=320
12Lake WinnipegQ3272lake2440036294CANCanada52.11667-97.25https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lake%20winnipeg%20in%20july.jpg?width=320
13Lake OntarioQ1062lake185292441639Canada; United States43.72889-78.10639https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ISS-36%20Lake%20Ontario%20(horizontal).jpg?width=320
14Lake BalkhashQ134485lake; endorheic lake1820025106KAZKazakhstan46.5408374.87889https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/STS039-085-00E%20Lake%20Balkhash%2C%20Kazakhstan%20April%201991.jpg?width=320
15Lake LadogaQ15288lake17700230838RUSRussia60.8427831.45972https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sortavalan%20saaristoa.jpg?width=320
16Lake MaracaiboQ182137lake1321060280VENVenezuela9.81583-71.55667https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Maracaibo%20MODIS%202004jun26.jpg?width=320
17Lagoa dos PatosQ661235lake; lagoon100007BRABrazil-31.15-51.39https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lagoa%20dos%20Patos%20PIA03444%20lrg.jpg?width=320
18Lake BangweuluQ673169lake984010ZMBZambia-11.0833329.75https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bangweulu%20NASA%20satellite%20photo.PNG?width=320
19Lake OnegaQ166162lake9800127285RUSRussia61.6905635.65556https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/2%20%D0%B8%D1%8E%D0%BB%D1%8F%202011.%20%D0%9E%D1%82%D0%B4%D1%8B%D1%85%20%D0%BD%D0%B0%20%D0%AF%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B5.%20-%20panoramio%20(2).jpg?width=320
20Kati Thanda–Lake EyreQ179970lake; endorheic lake; intermittent lake9300630.1AUSAustralia-28.66667137.16667https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/NEO%20lake%20eyre%20big.jpg?width=320
21Lake VoltaQ201679reservoir850275148GHAGhana7.40.2https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Volta%20lake.jpg?width=320
22TiticacaQ35342monomictic lake; mountain lake; lake8372489893Peru; Bolivia-15.825-69.325https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/00%201635%20Reed%20Islands%20of%20Lake%20Titicaca.jpg?width=320
23Lake NicaraguaQ173862lake826460108NICNicaragua11.5742-85.3563https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ISS066-E-103300%20-%20View%20of%20Nicaragua.jpg?width=320
24Lake AthabascaQ272463lake7850243204CANCanada59.26667-109.45https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lake%20Athabasca%2C%20Canada.jpg?width=320
25Smallwood ReservoirQ1539726reservoir652728CANCanada54.09639-64.01111https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Churchill%20fallslabrador.jpg?width=320
26Reindeer LakeQ1134446lake; glacial lake650021995.2CANCanada57.25-102.25028https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Canada.A2002236.1810.721.250m%20NASA.jpg?width=320
27Kuybyshev ReservoirQ745937reservoir64504158RUSRussia53.4549.16667https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kuybyshev%20Reservoir%20(3).jpg?width=320
28Lake TurkanaQ182719salt lake; endorheic lake6405109203.6Ethiopia; Kenya4.0536.01667https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LakeTurkanaSouthIsland.jpg?width=320
29Issyk-KulQ42191ancient lake; endorheic lake; lake62366681738KGZKyrgyzstan42.4166777.25https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Issyk%20Kul.jpg?width=320
30Mar ChiquitaQ782399salt lake5770102.4ARGArgentina-30.62806-62.55889https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Laguna%20Mar%20Chiquita.jpg?width=320
31Lake TorrensQ163855salt lake57008AUSAustralia-31.04444137.85972https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/E.%20C.%20Frome%20-%20First%20view%20of%20the%20salt%20desert%20-%20called%20Lake%20Torrens%20-%20Google%20Art%20Project.jpg?width=320
32VänernQ173596lake5650106153SWESweden58.9166713.5https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/V%C3%A4nern%20by%20Sentinel-2.jpg?width=320
33Bukhtarma ReservoirQ999142reservoir54909.648KAZKazakhstan48.9019483.51417https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bukhtarminskoe%202.jpg?width=320
34Bratsk ReservoirQ899803reservoir5470150169.3RUSRussia56.25101.75https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bratsk%20Reservoir%20View%202007.jpg?width=320
35Lake KaribaQ1047206reservoir540078180Zimbabwe; Zambia-16.928https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kariba%2C%20Zimbabwe%2004.JPG?width=320
36Lake AlbertQ125888lake527058132Uganda; Democratic Republic of the Congo1.6833330.91667https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lac%20Albert%202.jpg?width=320
37Lake NasserQ182796reservoir525025132Egypt; Sudan22.531.86https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Abu%20Simbel%2C%20Nefertari%20Temple%2C%20Lake%20Nasser%2C%20Egypt%2C%20Oct%202004.jpg?width=320
38Urmia LakeQ199551hypersaline lake; endorheic lake52001545IRNIran37.66245.405https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lake%20urmia%201984.jpg?width=320
39Lake WinnipegosisQ934638lake51641220.1CANCanada52.5-100https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/WinnipegosisBeach.JPG?width=320
40Poyang LakeQ207690lake51002525CHNPeople's Republic of China29.06667116.38333https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Satelites%20image%20of%20Lake%20Poyang.png?width=320
41Nettilling LakeQ1132211lake5051132CANCanada66.48333-70.33333https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nettilling%20Lake%202019-08-21%20Sentinel-2%20L2A%20Highlight%20Optimized%20Natural%20Color.jpg?width=320