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Lakes in Asia Ranked by Surface area

Lakes recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Surface area. Figures can vary with water level and season. Only items Wikidata places in Asia (directly or through their country) are included. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).

Summary

Caspian Sea ranks #1 with 386,400 km². That is 21 times Lake Balkhash in second place (18,740 km²). The top five are Caspian Sea, Lake Balkhash, Juyan Lake, Issyk-Kul and Poyang Lake. The median across all 50 is 1,720 km²; Khar Lake is last at 530 km².

#1
Caspian Sea · 386,400 km²
Median
1,720 km²
Coverage
50 lakes in Asia
Data year
As recorded in Wikidata
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Surface areaBar chart of the top 10: 1. Caspian Sea 386,400; 2. Lake Balkhash 18,740; 3. Juyan Lake 10,000; 4. Issyk-Kul 6,236; 5. Poyang Lake 5,100; 6. Lake Ağgöl 5,000; 7. Qinghai Lake 4,400; 8. Dongting Lake 4,350; 9. Khanka 4,190; 10. Arnasai Lakes 4,000.Caspian Sea386,400Lake Balkhash18,740Juyan Lake10,000Issyk-Kul6,236Poyang Lake5,100Lake Ağgöl5,000Qinghai Lake4,400Dongting Lake4,350Khanka4,190Arnasai Lakes4,000
Top 10: Surface area (km²). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Caspian Sea 386,400; 2. Lake Balkhash 18,740; 3. Juyan Lake 10,000; 4. Issyk-Kul 6,236; 5. Poyang Lake 5,100; 6. Lake Ağgöl 5,000; 7. Qinghai Lake 4,400; 8. Dongting Lake 4,350; 9. Khanka 4,190; 10. Arnasai Lakes 4,000.

Full ranking

Lakes in Asia Ranked by Surface area
RankLakeLocationSurface area (km²)
1Caspian SeaRussian Federation, Azerbaijan386,400
2Lake BalkhashKazakhstan18,740
3Juyan LakeChina10,000
4Issyk-KulKyrgyz Republic6,236
5Poyang LakeChina5,100
6Lake AğgölAzerbaijan5,000
7Qinghai LakeChina4,400
8Dongting LakeChina4,350
9KhankaChina, Russian Federation4,190
10Arnasai LakesUzbekistan4,000
11Sarygamysh LakeUzbekistan, Turkmenistan3,955
12North Aral SeaKazakhstan3,300
13Aydar LakeUzbekistan3,000
14Lake ThartharIraq2,710
15Tonle SapCambodia2,700
16Lake AlakolKazakhstan2,650
17Rawa Pening LakeIndonesia2,585
18Gowd-e ZerahAfghanistan2,418
19Hulun LakeChina2,399
20Lake TaiChina2,250
21VembanadIndia2,033
22Hongze LakeChina1,960
23NamtsoChina1,920
24Lake ZaysanKazakhstan1,860
25ShalkartenizKazakhstan1,800
26Siling LakeChina1,640
27Lake TengizKazakhstan1,590
28Khar-Us LakeMongolia1,578
29Khyargas NuurMongolia1,407
30Lake HammarIraq1,300
31Lake SevanArmenia1,271
32Songkhla LakeThailand1,040
33Ulungur LakeChina1,035
34Bosten LakeChina1,010
35Zhari NamcoChina996.9
36Tangra YumcoChina835.8
37SiletitenizKazakhstan777
38Chao LakeChina760
39Pangong TsoChina, India690
40Lake BeyşehirTürkiye650
41Yamdrok LakeChina640
42Ngoring LakeChina610.7
43Buir LakeChina, Mongolia610
44Lake SasykkolKazakhstan600
45Har HuChina596
46Migriggyangzham CoChina563
47Lake TowutiIndonesia561.1
48Songhua LakeChina550
49Manas LakeChina550
50Khar LakeMongolia530

About the top 10

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Source and method

Lakes recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Surface area. Figures can vary with water level and season. Only items Wikidata places in Asia (directly or through their country) are included.

Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

Data: Wikidata (CC0)

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: Wikidata. All licences: Sources & licences.