Country ranking for field: waterways 1998

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This entry gives the total length of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.

1	China	138600
2	United States	41009 km of navigable inland channels exclusive of the Great Lakes
3	Indonesia	21579 km total; Sumatra 5471 km Java and Madura 820 km Kalimantan 10460 km Sulawesi
4	Vietnam	17702 km navigable; more than 5149 km navigable at all times by vessels up to 1	.8 m draft
5	India	16180 km; 3631 km navigable by large vessels
6	Democratic Republic of the Congo	15000 km including the Congo its tributaries and unconnected lakes
7	France	14932 km; 6969 km heavily traveled
8	Colombia	14300 km navigable by river boats
9	Myanmar	12800 km; 3200 km navigable by large commercial vessels
10	Argentina	11000 km navigable
11	Papua New Guinea	10940 km
12	Bolivia	10000 km of commercially navigable waterways
13	Peru	8600 km of navigable tributaries of Amazon system and 208 km of Lago Titicaca
14	Nigeria	8575 km consisting of the Niger and Benue rivers and smaller rivers and creeks
15	Australia	8368 km; mainly by small shallow-draft craft
16	Malaysia	7296 km
17	Venezuela	7100 km; Rio Orinoco and Lago de Maracaibo accept oceangoing vessels
18	Finland	6675 km total
19	The Netherlands	6340 km of which 35% is usable by craft of 1000 metric ton capacity or larger
20	Guyana	6000 km total of navigable waterways; Berbice Demerara and Essequibo Rivers are navigable by oceangoing vessels for 150 km 100 km and 80 km respectively
21	Sudan	5310 km navigable
22	Bangladesh	5150-8046 km navigable waterways
23	Ukraine	4400 km navigable waterways of which 1672 km were on the Pryp''yat' and Dnistr
24	Kazakhstan	4002 km on the Syr Darya and Ertis Darya
25	Thailand	3999 km principal waterways; 3701 km with navigable depths of 0	.9 m or more throughout the year; numerous minor waterways navigable by shallow-draft native craft
26	Poland	3812 km navigable rivers and canals
27	Cambodia	3700 km navigable all year to craft drawing 0	.6 m; 282 km navigable to craft drawing 1
28	Egypt	3500 km
29	Philippines	3219 km; limited to shallow-draft
30	United Kingdom	3200 km under British Waterways Board
31	Paraguay	3100 km
32	Canada	3000 km including Saint Lawrence Seaway
33	Italy	2400 km for various types of commercial traffic although of limited overall value
34	North Korea	2253 km; mostly navigable by small craft only
35	Zambia	2250 km including Zambezi and Luapula rivers Lake Tanganyika
36	Nicaragua	2220 km including 2 large lakes
37	Cameroon	2090 km; of decreasing importance
38	Sweden	2052 km navigable for small steamers and barges
39	Belgium	2043 km
40	Chad	2000 km navigable
41	Mali	1815 km navigable
42	Romania	1724 km
43	Hungary	1622 km
44	South Korea	1609 km; use restricted to small native craft
45	New Zealand	1609 km; of little importance to transportation
46	Gabon	1600 km perennially navigable
47	Uruguay	1600 km; used by coastal and shallow-draft river craft
48	Norway	1577 km along west coast; 2	.4 m draft vessels maximum
49	Ecuador	1500 km
50	Guinea	1295 km navigable by shallow-draft native craft
51	Angola	1295 km navigable
52	Afghanistan	1200 km; chiefly Amu Darya which handles vessels up to about 500 DWT
53	Suriname	1200 km; most important means of transport; oceangoing vessels with drafts ranging up to 7 m can navigate many of the principal waterways
54	Uzbekistan	1100
55	Spain	1045 km but of minor economic importance
56	Iraq	1015 km; Shatt al Arab is usually navigable by maritime traffic for about 130 km; channel has been dredged to 3 meters and is in use; Tigris and Euphrates Rivers have navigable sections for shallow-draft watercraft; Shatt al Basrah canal was navigable by shallow-draft craft before closing in 1991 because of the Persian Gulf war
57	Côte d'Ivoire	980 km navigable rivers canals and numerous coastal lagoons
58	Iran	904 km; the Shatt al Arab is usually navigable by maritime traffic for about 130 km; channel has been dredged to 3 m and is in use
59	Senegal	897 km total; 785 km on the Senegal river and 112 km on the Saloum river
60	Syria	870 km; minimal economic importance
61	Belize	825 km river network used by shallow-draft craft; seasonally navigable
62	Portugal	820 km navigable; relatively unimportant to national economy used by shallow-draft craft limited to 300 metric-ton cargo capacity
63	Central African Republic	800 km; traditional trade carried on by means of shallow-draft dugouts; Oubangui is the most important river
64	Panama	800 km navigable by shallow draft vessels; 82 km Panama Canal
65	Sierra Leone	800 km; 600 km navigable year round
66	Croatia	785 km perennially navigable; Sava blocked by downed bridges
67	Chile	725 km
68	Kyrgyzstan	600 km
69	Lithuania	600 km perennially navigable
70	Estonia	500 km perennially navigable
71	Bulgaria	470 km
72	Honduras	465 km navigable by small craft
73	Sri Lanka	430 km; navigable by shallow-draft craft
74	Moldova	424 km
75	Denmark	417 km
76	The Gambia	400 km
77	Mongolia	397 km of principal routes
78	Austria	356 km
79	Latvia	300 km perennially navigable
80	Guatemala	260 km navigable year round; additional 730 km navigable during high-water season
81	Cuba	240 km
82	Brunei	209 km; navigable by craft drawing less than 1	.2 m
83	Fiji	203 km; 122 km navigable by motorized craft and 200-metric-ton barges
84	Slovakia	172 km on the Danube
85	Greece	80 km; system consists of three coastal canals; including the Corinth Canal
86	Switzerland	65 km; Rhine
87	Togo	50 km Mono river
88	Albania	43 km plus Albanian sections of Lake Scutari Lake Ohrid and Lake Prespa
89	Luxembourg	37 km; Moselle
90	El Salvador	Rio Lempa partially navigable
91	Czech Republic	NA km; the Elbe
92	Turkey	about 1200 km
93	Costa Rica	about 730 km seasonally navigable
94	Turkmenistan	the Amu Darya is an important inland waterway
95	Uganda	Lake Victoria Lake Albert Lake Kyoga Lake George Lake Edward Victoria Nile Albert Nile
96	Congo	the Congo and Ubangi
97	Burundi	Lake Tanganyika
98	Benin	navigable along small sections important only locally
99	Belarus	NA km; note_Belarus has extensive and widely used canal and river systems
100	Wallis and Futuna	none
101	Armenia	NA km
102	Tanzania	Lake Tanganyika Lake Victoria Lake Nyasa
103	Northern Mariana Islands	none
104	Germany	western_5222 km of which almost 70% are usable by craft of 1000-metric-ton capacity or larger; major rivers include the Rhine and Elbe; Kiel Canal is an important connection between the Baltic Sea and North Sea; eastern_2319 km
105	Rwanda	Lac Kivu navigable by shallow-draft barges and native craft
106	Mozambique	about 3750 km of navigable routes
107	Mauritania	mostly ferry traffic on the Senegal River
108	Malawi	Lake Nyasa
109	Madagascar	of local importance only; isolated streams and small portions of Canal des Pangalanes
110	Libya	none
111	Kiribati	small network of canals totaling 5 km in Line Islands
112	Russia	total navigable routes in general use 101000 km; routes with navigation guides serving the Russian River Fleet 95900 km; routes with night navigational aids 60400 km; man-made navigable routes 16900 km
113	Kenya	part of Lake Victoria system is within boundaries of Kenya
114	Ghana	Volta Ankobra and Tano Rivers provide 168 km of perennial navigation for launches and lighters; Lake Volta provides 1125 km of arterial and feeder waterways
115	Serbia and Montenegro	NA km
116	Japan	about 1770 km; seagoing craft ply all coastal inland seas
117	Slovenia	NA
118	Ireland	limited for commercial traffic
119	Haiti	NEGL; less than 100 km navigable
120	Guinea-Bissau	several rivers are accessible to coastal shipping
121	Niger	Niger river is navigable 300 km from Niamey to Gaya on the Benin frontier from mid-December through March
122	Zimbabwe	the Mazoe and Zambezi rivers are used for transporting chrome ore from Harare to Mozambique

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