This statistic presents the largest rivers in the world based on drainage area. The Mississippi River in North America has a drainage area of 3.5 million square kilometers. Rivers act as habitats, travel routes, electricity sources, sediment deposits, and drainage channels for surface water.
Largest rivers worldwide based on drainage area
(in 1,000 square kilometers)
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Environment and Climate Change Canada. (July 22, 2013). Largest rivers worldwide based on drainage area (in 1,000 square kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/570374/earths-largest-rivers-based-on-drainage-area/
Environment and Climate Change Canada. "Largest rivers worldwide based on drainage area (in 1,000 square kilometers)." Chart. July 22, 2013. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/570374/earths-largest-rivers-based-on-drainage-area/
Environment and Climate Change Canada. (2013). Largest rivers worldwide based on drainage area (in 1,000 square kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/570374/earths-largest-rivers-based-on-drainage-area/
Environment and Climate Change Canada. "Largest Rivers Worldwide Based on Drainage Area (in 1,000 Square Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jul 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/570374/earths-largest-rivers-based-on-drainage-area/
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Largest rivers worldwide based on drainage area (in 1,000 square kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/570374/earths-largest-rivers-based-on-drainage-area/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Largest rivers worldwide based on drainage area (in 1,000 square kilometers) [Graph], Environment and Climate Change Canada, July 22, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/570374/earths-largest-rivers-based-on-drainage-area/
