Largest Dams in the World by Structure Volume
Source:
Wikipedia - List of largest dams
Key Findings
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Tarbela Dam leads in Structure volume (million cubic metres) with 153.
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Average Structure volume (million cubic metres): 80.82 · median: 67.85.
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Gap: Tarbela Dam is 2.8× larger than Samara Dam.
About This Dataset
Largest Dams in the World by Structure Volume
A dam's structure volume is the amount of earth, rock or concrete in the dam itself, not the water behind it. This chart ranks the largest dams in the world by structure volume in millions of cubic metres. The source lists the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam's volume as an estimate.
Analysis
Tarbela Dam in Pakistan is the largest dam by structure volume at 153 million cubic metres, ahead of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam at 130 million. The United States has the most dams on this chart with 4. The 12 dams shown contain 969.8 million cubic metres of material between them.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia - List of largest dams
- Coverage
- 12 entities · 12 observations
- Measure
- Structure volume (million cubic metres)
- Last updated
- 10 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value.
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