Volume of water in Russia's largest lakes: Baikal, Ladoga, Onega
Lake Baikal contains twenty-three thousand cubic kilometers of water, which is just one of the indicators provided in this statistics. Water volumes for the country's three largest lakes are presented as of January 1, 2024, alongside their long-term average reserves. The table rows are organized by water body, facilitating a comparison between the current status of Lake Baikal, Lake Ladoga, and Lake Onega and their long-term averages. All values are expressed in cubic kilometers, and the data provides a single snapshot without annual breakdowns
Table of water volume in Russia's largest lakes: Baikal, Ladoga, Onega, cubic kilometers
Set in numbers
The table is a snapshot — 4 series shown across 2 breakdowns. 8 values in total.
The largest value belongs to “Байкал” — 23,000; the smallest is “Ханка” at 18.3. The gap between them is 1,257-fold.
All table numbers are series: 4
How to read this table
The lakes in the list are ordered by name, allowing the difference between the current value at the beginning of the year and the long-term volume to be tracked for each entry. Comparing these columns enables an assessment of the stability of water reserves in each specific water body. The row labels—Baikal, Ladoga, and Onega—highlight the scale of differences between these water bodies, as their water volumes differ significantly, as shown by the provided figures
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Period and application
The data is current as of the beginning of 2024 and was prepared by Rosstat for the environmental protection section. This information is intended for ecologists, geographers, and students of specialized universities studying Russia's water resources, nature conservation, or the monitoring of the country's largest freshwater bodies
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