The world's 25 largest lakes ranked by surface area, with continent, bordering countries, length, maximum depth and volume for each lake.
| # | Rank | Lake | Continent | Countries | Area (sq km) | Length (km) | Maximum Depth (m) | Volume (cubic km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Caspian Sea | Asia/Europe | Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Russia | 389000 | 1199 | 1025 | 78200 |
| 2 | 2 | Superior | North America | Canada, United States | 82100 | 616 | 406 | 12070 |
| 3 | 3 | Victoria | Africa | Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya | 59940 | 322 | 81 | 2420 |
| 4 | 4 | Huron | North America | Canada, United States | 59570 | 332 | 229 | 3520 |
| 5 | 5 | Michigan | North America | United States | 57800 | 494 | 282 | 4930 |
| 6 | 6 | Tanganyika | Africa | Tanzania, DR Congo, Burundi, Zambia | 32900 | 676 | 1470 | 18750 |
| 7 | 7 | Baikal | Asia | Russia | 31722 | 636 | 1642 | 23610 |
| 8 | 8 | Great Bear Lake | North America | Canada | 31153 | 373 | 446 | 2234 |
| 9 | 9 | Malawi | Africa | Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania | 29600 | 579 | 706 | 8640 |
| 10 | 10 | Great Slave Lake | North America | Canada | 27200 | 480 | 614 | 1115 |
| 11 | 11 | Erie | North America | Canada, United States | 25667 | 388 | 64 | 488 |
| 12 | 12 | Winnipeg | North America | Canada | 24514 | 425 | 36 | 294 |
| 13 | 13 | Ontario | North America | Canada, United States | 19011 | 311 | 244 | 1631 |
| 14 | 14 | Ladoga | Europe | Russia | 17700 | 219 | 260 | 837 |
| 15 | 15 | Balkhash | Asia | Kazakhstan | 16400 | 605 | 26 | 100 |
| 16 | 16 | Vostok | Antarctica | Antarctica (subglacial) | 12500 | 250 | 900 | 5400 |
| 17 | 17 | Onega | Europe | Russia | 9700 | 245 | 127 | 291 |
| 18 | 18 | Titicaca | South America | Peru, Bolivia | 8372 | 177 | 281 | 896 |
| 19 | 19 | Nicaragua | North America | Nicaragua | 8264 | 177 | 26 | 110 |
| 20 | 20 | Athabasca | North America | Canada | 7850 | 335 | 124 | 204 |
| 21 | 21 | Reindeer | North America | Canada | 6650 | 245 | 219 | 113 |
| 22 | 22 | Turkana | Africa | Kenya, Ethiopia | 6405 | 248 | 109 | 193 |
| 23 | 23 | Issyk-Kul | Asia | Kyrgyzstan | 6236 | 182 | 668 | 1736 |
| 24 | 24 | Vanern | Europe | Sweden | 5650 | 140 | 106 | 153 |
| 25 | 25 | Rukwa | Africa | Tanzania | 5615 | 183 | 22 | 58 |