World's Deepest Lakes
Source:
Wikipedia
Key Findings
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Lake Baikal (Russia) leads in Maximum Depth (Metres) with 1,642.
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Average Maximum Depth (Metres): 980 · median: 868.
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Gap: Lake Baikal (Russia) is 2.8× larger than Lake Crater (USA).
About This Dataset
World's Deepest Lakes
Lakes ranked by maximum depth in metres. Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia is the deepest lake on Earth at 1,642 metres — a body of water so vast it holds approximately 20% of the world's entire unfrozen surface fresh water, more than all of the North American Great Lakes combined. Baikal is also the world's oldest lake at an estimated 25 million years.
Analysis
The top three in Maximum Depth (Metres) are Lake Baikal (Russia) (1,642), Lake Tanganyika (Africa) (1,470) and Caspian Sea (Asia/Europe) (1,025). The 8 entries in Maximum Depth (Metres) cover a range of 1,048, from 1,642 down to 594. First and second are separated by 172, so the leader sits inside the field rather than apart from it. The other 6 are bunched between 594 and 1,025 Maximum Depth (Metres).
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 8 observations
- Measure
- Maximum Depth (Metres)
- Last updated
- 6 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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