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Lakes in Asia Ranked by Volume

Lakes recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Volume. 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

Lake Ağgöl ranks #1 with 44.7 million km³. That is 64 times Chagan Lake in second place (700,000 km³). The top five are Lake Ağgöl, Chagan Lake, Caspian Sea, Lake Iruka and Issyk-Kul. The median across all 50 is 11.4 km³; Ögii Lake is last at 0.171 km³.

#1
Lake Ağgöl · 44.7 million km³
Median
11.4 km³
Coverage
50 lakes in Asia
Data year
As recorded in Wikidata
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: VolumeBar chart of the top 10: 1. Lake Ağgöl 44.7 million; 2. Chagan Lake 700,000; 3. Caspian Sea 78,700; 4. Lake Iruka 15,188; 5. Issyk-Kul 1,738; 6. Lake Burabay 164; 7. Lake Balkhash 106; 8. Lake Matano 98; 9. Qinghai Lake 71.6; 10. Khyargas Nuur 66.Lake Ağgöl44.7 millionChagan Lake700,000Caspian Sea78,700Lake Iruka15,188Issyk-Kul1,738Lake Burabay164Lake Balkhash106Lake Matano98Qinghai Lake71.6Khyargas Nuur66
Top 10: Volume (km³). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Lake Ağgöl 44.7 million; 2. Chagan Lake 700,000; 3. Caspian Sea 78,700; 4. Lake Iruka 15,188; 5. Issyk-Kul 1,738; 6. Lake Burabay 164; 7. Lake Balkhash 106; 8. Lake Matano 98; 9. Qinghai Lake 71.6; 10. Khyargas Nuur 66.

Full ranking

Lakes in Asia Ranked by Volume
RankLakeLocationVolume (km³)
1Lake AğgölAzerbaijan44,700,000
2Chagan LakeChina700,000
3Caspian SeaRussian Federation, Azerbaijan78,700
4Lake IrukaJapan15,188
5Issyk-KulKyrgyz Republic1,738
6Lake BurabayKazakhstan164
7Lake BalkhashKazakhstan106
8Lake MatanoIndonesia98
9Qinghai LakeChina71.6
10Khyargas NuurMongolia66
11Lake SarysuAzerbaijan59.1
12Lake AlakolKazakhstan58.6
13Lake TengizKazakhstan58.6
14Lake ZaysanKazakhstan53
15Lake SevanArmenia37.2
16North Aral SeaKazakhstan27
17Poyang LakeChina25
18Gowd-e ZerahAfghanistan24.2
19Sayram LakeChina21.6
20Lake ShikotsuJapan20.9
21Fuxian LakeChina18.9
22KhankaChina, Russian Federation18.3
23Dongting LakeChina18
24Sarez LakeTajikistan16
25Sarygamysh LakeUzbekistan, Turkmenistan12
26Songhua LakeChina10.8
27Bosten LakeChina7.74
28Khar-Us LakeMongolia3.12
29Hongze LakeChina3.04
30Telmen LakeMongolia2.67
31Khar LakeMongolia2.42
32Heaven LakeChina, Korea, Dem. People's Rep.2.09
33Chao LakeChina2.07
34Lake ErçekTürkiye1.96
35Lake SaromaJapan1.3
36Longgan LakeChina1.2
37Rara LakeNepal1
38Dal LakeIndia0.983
39Lake KasumigauraJapan0.85
40NamtsoChina0.77
41Achit LakeMongolia0.665
42Chatyr-KulKyrgyz Republic0.63
43Yangzong LakeChina0.617
44NakaumiJapan0.47
45Attabad LakePakistan0.41
46Lake HamanaJapan0.35
47Lake ShinjiJapan0.34
48Qingshui HaiChina0.308
49Tabatskuri LakeGeorgia0.2
50Ögii LakeMongolia0.171

About the top 10

#2 Chagan Lake

Chagan Lake ranks #2 on this list with 700,000 km³.

Country
China
Length
17 km
Area
480 km²

Also ranks #2 in volume.

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#6 Lake Burabay

Lake Burabay ranks #6 on this list with 164 km³.

Country
Kazakhstan
Length
5 km
Elevation
321 m
Area
11 km²
Maximum depth
7 m

Also ranks #36 in volume.

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#10 Khyargas Nuur

Khyargas Nuur ranks #10 on this list with 66 km³.

Country
Mongolia
Length
75 km
Elevation
1,028 m
Area
1,407 km²
Maximum depth
80 m

Also ranks #49 in volume.

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Source and method

Lakes recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Volume. 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.