List of countries by waterways length
This is a list of countries by total waterways length mostly based on The World Factbook accessed in May 2009.
| Rank | Country | Waterways
| Date of
information |
| — | World | 671,886 | 2004 |
| 1 | | 126,300 | 2014 |
| 2 | | 102,000 | 2009 |
| — | | 52,332 | 2006 |
| 3 | | 50,000 | 2012 |
| 4 | | 41,009 | 2012 |
| 5 | | 21,579 | 2008 |
| 6 | | 18,000 | 2008 |
| 7 | | 17,702 | 2008 |
| 8 | | 15,000 | 2008 |
| 9 | | 14,500 | 2008 |
| 10 | | 12,800 | 2008 |
| 11 | | 11,000 | 2007 |
| 12 | | 11,000 | 2006 |
| 13 | | 10,000 | 2007 |
| 14 | | 8,808 | 2008 |
| 15 | | 8,600 | 2008 |
| 16 | | 8,501 | 2008 |
| 17 | | 8,370 | 2007 |
| 18 | | 7,842 | 2008 |
| 19 | | 7,467 | 2008 |
| 20 | | 7,200 | 2008 |
| 21 | | 7,100 | 2008 |
| 22 | | 6,215 | 2007 |
| 23 | | 5,279 | 2008 |
| 24 | | 4,600 | 2008 |
| 25 | | 4,068 | 2008 |
| 26 | | 4,000 | 2008 |
| 27 | | 4,000 | 2008 |
| 28 | | 3,997 | 2007 |
| 29 | | 3,760 | 2008 |
| 30 | | 3,500 | 2007 |
| 31 | | 3,219 | 2008 |
| 32 | | 3,200 | 2008 |
| 33 | | 3,100 | 2008 |
| 34 | | 2,900 | 2008 |
| 35 | | 2,800 | 2007 |
| 36 | | 2,500 | 2003 |
| 37 | | 2,400 | 2008 |
| 38 | | 2,400 | 2008 |
| 39 | | 2,250 | 2008 |
| 40 | | 2,250 | 2008 |
| 41 | | 2,220 | 2008 |
| 42 | | 2,176 | 2007 |
| 43 | | 2,052 | 2007 |
| 44 | | 2,043 | 2008 |
| 45 | | 2,000 | 2006 |
| 46 | | 1,800 | 2008 |
| 47 | | 1,770 | 2007 |
| 48 | | 1,731 | 2006 |
| 49 | | 1,622 | 2008 |
| 50 | | 1,608 | 2008 |
| 51 | | 1,600 | 2008 |
| 52 | | 1,600 | 2008 |
| 53 | | 1,577 | 2008 |
| 54 | | 1,500 | 2008 |
| 55 | | 1,300 | 2008 |
| 56 | | 1,300 | 2008 |
| 57 | | 1,300 | 2008 |
| 58 | | 1,293 | 2008 |
| 59 | | 1,200 | 2008 |
| 60 | | 1,200 | 2008 |
| 61 | | 1,200 | 2008 |
| 62 | | 1,120 | 2008 |
| 63 | | 1,100 | 2014 |
| 64 | | 1,000 | 2008 |
| 65 | | 1,000 | 2008 |
| 66 | | 990 | 2007 |
| 67 | | 980 | 2008 |
| 68 | | 956 | 2008 |
| 69 | | 900 | 2008 |
| 70 | | 850 | 2008 |
| 71 | | 825 | 2008 |
| 72 | | 800 | 2008 |
| 73 | | 800 | 2007 |
| 74 | | 785 | 2008 |
| 75 | | 730 | 2008 |
| 76 | | 700 | 2008 |
| 77 | | 664 | 2008 |
| 78 | | 636 | 2008 |
| 79 | | 600 | 2008 |
| 80 | | 600 | 2008 |
| 81 | | 587 | 2008 |
| 82 | | 580 | 2007 |
| 83 | | 470 | 2008 |
| 84 | | 465 | 2008 |
| 85 | | 460 | 2008 |
| 86 | | 441 | 2007 |
| 87 | | 424 | 2008 |
| 88 | | 400 | 2008 |
| 89 | | 390 | 2008 |
| 90 | | 358 | 2007 |
| 91 | | 330 | 2008 |
| 92 | | 320 | 2008 |
| 93 | | 300 | 2007 |
| 94 | | 300 | 2008 |
| 95 | | 240 | 2008 |
| 96 | | 210 | 2008 |
| 97 | | 209 | 2008 |
| 98 | | 203 | 2008 |
| 99 | | 200 | 2008 |
| 100 | | 172 | 2008 |
| 101 | | 160 | 2008 |
| 102 | | 150 | 2007 |
| 103 | | 65 | 2008 |
| 104 | | 50 | 2008 |
| 105 | | 43 | 2008 |
| 106 | | 37 | 2008 |
| 107 | | 28 | 2008 |
| 108 | | 6 | 2008 |
| 109 | | 5 | 2007 |
