Lakes in Africa

387 lakes in Africa, showing the largest 80. Data from Wikidata and Wikipedia.

1. Lake VictoriaKenya 68,100 km²
2. Lake TanganyikaTanzania 32,900 km²
3. Lake MalawiMozambique 29,600 km²
4. Lake BangweuluZambia 9,840 km²
5. Lake AlbertUganda 5,270 km²
6. Lake MweruZambia 4,650 km²
7. Lake KivuRwanda 2,700 km²
8. Lake Mai-NdombeDemocratic Republic of the Congo 2,300 km²
9. Lake EdwardDemocratic Republic of the Congo 2,150 km²
10. Chott Ech CherguiAlgeria 2,000 km²
11. Lake ChadCameroon 1,540 km²
12. Lake ManzalaEgypt 1,360 km²
13. Lake AbayaEthiopia 1,250 km²
14. Lake Chew BahirEthiopia 1,200 km²
15. Lake ChilwaMalawi 1,200 km²
16. Lake SulungaTanzania 974 km²
17. Lake AlaotraMadagascar 900 km²
18. Chott el HodnaAlgeria 760 km²
19. Lake MoerisEgypt 600 km²
20. Lagune NdogoGabon 582 km²
21. Lake UpembaDemocratic Republic of the Congo 530 km²
22. Lake TumbaDemocratic Republic of the Congo 500 km²
23. Lake ZwayEthiopia 440 km²
24. Pool MaleboRepublic of the Congo 400 km²
25. Lake MalombeMalawi 390 km²
26. Lake ChamoEthiopia 317 km²
27. Lake KisaleDemocratic Republic of the Congo 300 km²
28. Lake St. LuciaSouth Africa 300 km²
29. Great Bitter LakeEgypt 250 km²
30. Lake GeorgeUganda 250 km²
31. Lake NziloDemocratic Republic of the Congo 250 km²
32. Lake WamalaUganda 250 km²
33. Lake LanganoEthiopia 230 km²
34. Lake ManyaraTanzania 230 km²
35. Fetzara LakeAlgeria 207 km²
36. Lake ChiutaMalawi 200 km²
37. Lake KompiengaBurkina Faso 175 km²
38. Lake DéboMali 160 km²
39. Lake KinkonyMadagascar 140 km²
40. Lake NaivashaKenya 139 km²
41. Lake AfreraEthiopia 125 km²
42. Lake PisoLiberia 110 km²
43. Lake BogoriaKenya 107 km²
44. Lake IhotryMadagascar 100 km²
45. Lake NoSouth Sudan 100 km²
46. Lake RweruBurundi 100 km²
47. Mbakaou ReservoirCameroon 95 km²
48. Lake IhemaRwanda 90 km²
49. Lake AmarambaMozambique 84 km²
50. Lake SibhayiSouth Africa 78 km²
51. Réghaïa lakeAlgeria 75 km²
52. Lake BurigiTanzania 70 km²
53. Sabkha ZamoulAlgeria 68 km²
54. Lake TogoTogo 64 km²
55. Lake IdkuEgypt 63 km²
56. Lake BureraRwanda 52 km²
57. 23rd July LakeLibya
58. Aby LagoonIvory Coast
59. Addi AbagièEthiopia
60. Addi AkhorEthiopia
61. Addi AmharayEthiopia
62. Addi Asme'eEthiopia
63. Addi GelaEthiopia
64. Addi HiloEthiopia
65. Addi QenafizEthiopia
66. Addi ShihuEthiopia
67. AfennourirMorocco
68. Aguelmam AzizaMorocco
69. Aguelmame Sidi Ali lakeMorocco
70. AguluNigeria
71. Akalamm AbkhaneMorocco
72. Al Wahda ReservoirMorocco
73. AqushelaEthiopia
74. Arato (reservoir)Ethiopia
75. Asejire ReservoirNigeria
76. Aïn HanechAlgeria
77. Bahiret el BibaneTunisia
78. BelesatEthiopia
79. BetquaEthiopia
80. Bizerte LakeTunisia