Largest Lakes in the World
Largest Lakes In The World is a structured geography dataset with 15 entries. Its fields include Lake, Country/Countries, Area (km2). The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 15 rows
- Fields
- 6 columns
- Source
- Wikidata
- Data updated
- Feb 22, 2026
Included fields: Lake, Country/Countries, Area (km2), Max Depth (m), Type, and 1 more.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Area (km2) range
- 1,350 to 371,000
- Across 15 preview rows
- Max Depth (m) range
- 11 to 1,642
- Across 15 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Lake, Country/Countries, and Area (km2) across geography entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 15 downloadable records
Lake↕ | Country/Countries↕ | Area (km2)↕ | Max Depth (m)↕ | Type↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caspian Sea | Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Azerbaijan | 371,000 | 1,025 | Saline (endorheic) | Largest enclosed inland body of water; technically a lake despite being called a sea |
| Lake Superior | United States, Canada | 82,100 | 406 | Freshwater | Largest freshwater lake by surface area; contains 10% of world's surface fresh water |
| Lake Victoria | Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya | 68,870 | 84 | Freshwater | Largest lake in Africa; source of the White Nile; supports 30 million people |
| Lake Huron | United States, Canada | 59,600 | 229 | Freshwater | Contains Manitoulin Island, the largest freshwater island in the world |
| Lake Michigan | United States | 57,800 | 281 | Freshwater | Largest lake entirely within one country; Chicago skyline on its shores |
| Lake Tanganyika | Burundi, DR Congo, Tanzania, Zambia | 32,600 | 1,471 | Freshwater | Longest freshwater lake (673km) and second deepest; home to 350+ fish species |
| Lake Baikal | Russia | 31,722 | 1,642 | Freshwater | Deepest and oldest lake (25M years); contains 20% of world's unfrozen fresh water |
| Great Bear Lake | Canada | 31,153 | 446 | Freshwater | Largest lake entirely within Canada; largely untouched wilderness on the Arctic Circle |
| Lake Malawi | Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania | 29,600 | 706 | Freshwater | More fish species than any other lake (1,000+); UNESCO World Heritage Site |
| Great Slave Lake | Canada | 28,568 | 614 | Freshwater | Deepest lake in North America; ice roads cross it in winter |
| Lake Erie | United States, Canada | 25,667 | 64 | Freshwater | Shallowest Great Lake; once declared 'dead' in the 1960s, now recovered |
| Lake Winnipeg | Canada | 24,514 | 36 | Freshwater | Remnant of glacial Lake Agassiz; important commercial fishery |
| Lake Ontario | United States, Canada | 19,011 | 244 | Freshwater | Smallest Great Lake by area; Niagara Falls flows into it from Lake Erie |
| Lake Titicaca | Peru, Bolivia | 8,372 | 281 | Freshwater | Highest navigable lake in the world at 3,812m; floating Uros islands |
| Lake Chad | Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria, Niger | 1,350 | 11 | Freshwater | Has shrunk 90% since the 1960s; one of the world's most dramatic environmental crises |
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How is Largest Lakes in the World organized?
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This dataset contains 15 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
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