| Rank | Country | km | Waterways |
| World | 671,886 | 671,886 km (2004)
top ten longest rivers: Nile (Africa) 6,693 km; Amazon (South America) 6,436 km; Mississippi-Missouri (North America) 6,238 km; Yenisey-Angara (Asia) 5,981 km; Ob-Irtysh (Asia) 5,569 km; Yangtze (Asia) 5,525 km; Yellow (Asia) 4,671 km; Amur (Asia) 4,352 km; Lena (Asia) 4,345 km; Congo (Africa) 4,344 km
note: if measured by volume, the Amazon is the largest river in the world |
1 | China | 110,000 | 110,000 km (navigable waterways) (2010) |
2 | Russia | 102,000 | 102,000 km (including 48,000 km with guaranteed depth; the 72,000 km system in European Russia links Baltic Sea, White Sea, Caspian Sea, Sea of Azov, and Black Sea) (2009) |
3 | Brazil | 50,000 | 50,000 km (most in areas remote from industry and population) (2010) |
| European Union | 44,103 | 44,103 km (2010) |
4 | United States | 41,009 | 41,009 km (19,312 km used for commerce; Saint Lawrence Seaway of 3,769 km, including the Saint Lawrence River of 3,058 km, is shared with Canada) (2008) |
5 | Indonesia | 21,579 | 21,579 km (2011) |
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