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Lakes in Europe 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 Europe (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 12 times Lake Baikal in second place (31,722 km²). The top five are Caspian Sea, Lake Baikal, Lake Ladoga, Lake Onega and Vänern. The median across all 50 is 890.7 km²; Suur-Längelmävesi is last at 410 km².

#1
Caspian Sea · 386,400 km²
Median
890.7 km²
Coverage
50 lakes in Europe
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 Baikal 31,722; 3. Lake Ladoga 17,700; 4. Lake Onega 9,800; 5. Vänern 5,650; 6. Taymyr 4,560; 7. Saimaa 4,400; 8. Khanka 4,190; 9. Lake Peipus 3,543; 10. Huuhtijärvi 2,416.Caspian Sea386,400Lake Baikal31,722Lake Ladoga17,700Lake Onega9,800Vänern5,650Taymyr4,560Saimaa4,400Khanka4,190Lake Peipus3,543Huuhtijärvi2,416
Top 10: Surface area (km²). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Caspian Sea 386,400; 2. Lake Baikal 31,722; 3. Lake Ladoga 17,700; 4. Lake Onega 9,800; 5. Vänern 5,650; 6. Taymyr 4,560; 7. Saimaa 4,400; 8. Khanka 4,190; 9. Lake Peipus 3,543; 10. Huuhtijärvi 2,416.

Full ranking

Lakes in Europe Ranked by Surface area
RankLakeLocationSurface area (km²)
1Caspian SeaRussian Federation, Azerbaijan386,400
2Lake BaikalRussian Federation31,722
3Lake LadogaRussian Federation17,700
4Lake OnegaRussian Federation9,800
5VänernSweden5,650
6TaymyrRussian Federation4,560
7SaimaaFinland4,400
8KhankaChina, Russian Federation4,190
9Lake PeipusRussian Federation, Estonia3,543
10HuuhtijärviFinland2,416
11Lake ChanyRussian Federation2,000
12VätternSweden1,893
13IiruunjärviFinland1,843
14Gødstrup LakeDenmark1,718
15GuhkesjávriNorway1,572
16Proper SaimaaFinland1,490
17VygozeroRussian Federation1,250
18Beloye LakeRussian Federation1,130
19PäijänneFinland1,083
20Lake InariFinland1,082
21MälarenSweden1,072
22TopozeroRussian Federation986
23IlmenRussian Federation982
24SegozeroRussian Federation906
25PielinenFinland894.2
26OulujärviFinland887.1
27ImandraRussian Federation876
28Khantayskoye LakeRussian Federation822
29PyasinoRussian Federation735
30Lake KulundaRussian Federation728
31PihlajavesiFinland712.6
32Lake PihkvaRussian Federation708
33PyaozeroRussian Federation659
34Lake OrivesiFinland601.3
35Lake BalatonHungary592
36HaukivesiFinland560.4
37Nerpichye LakeRussian Federation552
38Loch MuickUnited Kingdom540
39Lake SkadarAlbania, Montenegro530
40HjälmarenSweden483
41KallavesiFinland478.1
42Lake LabazRussian Federation470
43Krasnoye LakeRussian Federation458
44StorsjönSweden456.3
45Lake KetaRussian Federation452
46UbinskoyeRussian Federation436
47UmbozeroRussian Federation422
48PuruvesiFinland416.4
49VozheRussian Federation416
50Suur-LängelmävesiFinland410

About the top 10

#6 Taymyr

Taymyr ranks #6 on this list with 4,560 km².

Country
Russian Federation
Length
204 km
Elevation
6 m
Area
4,560 km²
Maximum depth
3 m

Also ranks #39 in surface area.

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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 Europe (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.