Large Lakes of the World (by water volume)
| No. | ENGLISH NAME |
Volume (km3) |
LOCAL NAME |
CONTINENT | NATION(S) |
| 1 | Caspian Sea | 78,200 | Kaspiyskoye More | Asia/Europe | Russia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Iran |
| 2 | Lake Baikal | 23,000 | Ozero Baykal | Asia | Russia |
| 3 | Lake Tanganyika | 18,900 | Lac Tanganyika | Africa | Burundi, Tanzania, Congo, Zambia |
| 4 | Lake Superior | 12,230 | Lake Superior | North America | Canada, USA |
| 5 | Lake Nyasa | 8,000 | Lake Nyasa | Africa | Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania |
| 6 | Lake Michigan | 4,920 | Lake Michigan | North America | USA |
| 7 | Lake Huron | 3,540 | Lake Huron | North America | Canada, USA |
| 8 | Lake Victoria | 2,700 | Lake Victoria | Africa | Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda |
| 9 | Great Bear Lake | 2,380 | Great Bear Lake | North America | Canada |
| 10 | Great Slave Lake | 2,080 | Great Slave Lake | North America | Canada |
| 11 | Lake Issykkul | 1,740 | Ozero Issyk-Kul | Asia | Kyrgyzstan |
| 12 | Lake Ontario | 1,640 | Lake Ontario | North America | Canada, USA |
| 13 | Lake Ladoga | 900 | Ladozhskoye Ozero | Europe | Russia |
| 14 | Lake Titicaca | 893 | Lago Titicaca | South America | Bolivia, Peru |
| 15 | Lake Van | 607 | Van Gölü | Asia | Turkey |
| 16 | Lake Kivu | 569 | Lac Kivu | Africa | Rwanda, Congo |
| 17 | Lake Erie | 483 | Lake Erie | North America | Canada, USA |
| 18 | Lake Hovsgol | 380 | Khovsgöl Nuur | Asia | Mongolia |
| 19 | Lake Winnipeg | 371 | Lake Winnipeg | North America | Canada |
| 20 | Lake Nipigon | 320 | Lake Nipigon | North America | Canada |
| 21 | Iliamna Lake | 319 | Iliamna Lake | North America | USA |
| 22 | Lake Melvi11e | 310 | Lake Melville | North America | Canada |
| 23 | Lake Onega | 290 | Ozero Onezhskoye | Europe | Russia |
| 24 | Lake Maracaibo | 280 | Lago de Maracaibo | South America | Venezuela |
| 25 | Lake Toba | 249 | Danau Toba | Asia | Indonesia |
| 27 | Lake Athabasca | 204 | Lake Athabasca | North America | Canada |
| 26 | Lake Rudolf | 200 | Lake Rudolf | Africa | Ethiopia, Kenya |
| 28 | Aral Sea | 193 | Aralskoye More | Asia | Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan |
| 29 | Dead Sea | 188 | Dead Sea | Asia | Israel, Jordan |
| 30 | Baker Lake | 176 | Baker Lake | North America | Canada |
| 31 | Lake Mistassini | 170 | Lac Mistassini | North America | Canada |
| 32 | Lake Argentino | 169 | Lago Argentino | South America | Argentina |
| 33 | Lake Vanern | 153 | Vänern | Europe | Sweden |
| 34 | Lake Albert | 151 | Lake Albert | Africa | Uganda, Congo |
| 35 | Lake Fagnano | 125 | Lago Fagnano | South America | Argentina, Chile |
| 36 | Lake Tahoe | 124 | Lake Tahoe | North America | USA |
| 37 | Lake Nahuel Huapi | 113 | Lago Nahuel Huapi | South America | Argentina |
| 38 | Lake Nicaragua | 108 | Lago deNicaragua | North America | Nicaragua |
| 39 | Lake Balkhash | 106 | Ozero Balkhash | Asia | Kazakhstan |
| 40 | Lake Llanquihue | 106 | Lago Llanquihue | South America | Chile |
| 41 | Reindeer Lake | 96 | Reindeer Lake | North America | Canada |
| 42 | Lake of Geneva | 90 | Lac Léman | Europe | France, Switzerland |
| 43 | Lake Edward | 78 | Lake Edward | Africa | Uganda, Congo |
| 44 | Lake Ebi | 78 | Ebinur Hu | Asia | China |
| 45 | Wollaston Lake | 75 | Wollaston Lake | North America | Canada |
| 46 | Lake Vattern | 72 | Vättern | Europe | Sweden |
| 47 | Lake San Martin | 68 | Lago San Martin | South America | Argentina, Chile |
| 48 | Atlin Lake | 67 | Atlin Lake | North America | Canada |
| 49 | Michikamau Lake | 65 | Michikamau Lake | North America | Canada |
| 50 | Lake Koko Nor | 62 | Qinghai Hu | Asia | China |