Longest Rivers of the World

No.

River Names

Length (km)

Outflow

Countries Sharing Drainage Basin

1.

Nile– White-Nile –Kagera –Nyabarongo –Mwogo –Rukarara

7,088

Mediterranean

Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Egypt, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan

2.

Amazon–Ucayali–Tambo–Ene–Mantaro

6,992

Atlantic Ocean

Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana

3.

Yangtze

(Chang Jiang; Long River)

6,418

East China Sea

China

4.

Mississippi–Missouri–Jefferson–Beaverhead–Red Rock–Hell Roaring

6,275

Gulf of Mexico

United States (98.5%), Canada (1.5%)

5.

Yenisei–Angara–Selenge–Ider

5,539

Kara Sea

Russia (97%), Mongolia (2.9%)

6.

Yellow River

(Huang He)

5,464

Bohai Sea

China

7.

Ob–Irtysh

5,410

Gulf of Ob

Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia

8.

Río de la Plata–Paraná–Rio Grande

4,880

Río de la Plata

Brazil (46.7%), Argentina (27.7%), Paraguay (13.5%), Bolivia (8.3%), Uruguay (3.8%)

9.

Congo–Chambeshi

(Zaïre)

4,700

Atlantic Ocean

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Cameroon, Zambia, Burundi, Rwanda

10.

Amur–Argun–Kherlen

(Heilong Jiang)

4,444

Sea of Okhotsk

Russia, China, Mongolia

11.

Lena

4,400

Laptev Sea

Russia

12.

Mekong

(Lancang Jiang)

4,350

South China Sea

China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam

13.

Mackenzie–Slave–Peace–Finlay

4,241

Beaufort Sea

Canada

14.

Niger

4,200

Gulf of Guinea

Nigeria (26.6%), Mali (25.6%), Niger (23.6%), Algeria (7.6%), Guinea (4.5%), Cameroon (4.2%), Burkina Faso (3.9%), Côte d’Ivoire, Benin, Chad

15.

Brahmaputra–Tsangpo

3,848

Ganges

India (58.0%), China (19.7%), Nepal (9.0%), Bangladesh (6.6%), Disputed India/China (4.2%), Bhutan (2.4%)

16.

Murray–Darling–Culgoa–Balonne–Condamine

3,672

Southern Ocean

Australia

17.

Tocantins–Araguaia

3,650

Atlantic Ocean, Amazon

Brazil

18.

Volga

3,645

Caspian Sea

Russia

19.

Indus–Sênggê Zangbo

3,610

Arabian Sea

Pakistan (93%), India and China

20.

Shatt al-Arab–Euphrates–Murat

3,596

Persian Gulf

Iraq (60.5%), Turkey (24.8%), Syria (14.7%)

21.

Madeira–Mamoré–Grande–Caine–Rocha

3,380

Amazon

Brazil, Bolivia, Peru

22.

Purús

3,211

Amazon

Brazil, Peru

23.

Yukon

3,185

Bering Sea

United States (59.8%), Canada (40.2%)

24.

São Francisco

3,180

Atlantic Ocean

Brazil

25.

Syr Darya–Naryn

3,078

Aral Sea

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan

26.

Salween

(Nu Jiang)

3,060

Andaman Sea

China (52.4%), Myanmar (43.9%), Thailand (3.7%)

27.

Saint Lawrence–Niagara–Detroit–Saint Clair–Saint Marys–Saint Louis–North (Great Lakes)

3,058

Gulf of Saint Lawrence

Canada (52.1%), United States (47.9%)

28.

Rio Grande

3,057

Gulf of Mexico

United States (52.1%), Mexico (47.9%)

29.

Lower Tunguska

2,989

Yenisei

Russia

30.

Danube–Breg (Donau, Dunăre, Duna, Dunav, Dunaj)

2,888

Black Sea

Romania (28.9%), Hungary (11.7%), Austria (10.3%), Serbia (10.3%), Germany (7.5%), Slovakia (5.8%), Bulgaria (5.2%), Croatia (4.5%), Ukraine (3.8%)

31.

Irrawaddy River–N’Mai River–Dulong River–Kelaoluo–Gada Qu

2,727

Andaman Sea

China, Myanmar

32.

Zambezi

(Zambesi)

2,693

Mozambique Channel

Zambia (41.6%), Angola (18.4%), Zimbabwe (15.6%), Mozambique (11.8%), Malawi (8.0%), Tanzania (2.0%), Namibia, Botswana

33.

Vilyuy

2,650

Lena

Russia

34.

Araguaia

2,627

Tocantins

Brazil

35.

Ganges–Hooghly–Padma (Ganga)

2,620

Bay of Bengal

India, Bangladesh, Nepal

36.

Amu Darya–Panj

2,620

Aral Sea

Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan

37.

Japurá (Rio Yapurá)

2,615

Amazon

Brazil, Colombia

38.

Nelson–Saskatchewan

2,570

Hudson Bay

Canada, United States

39.

Paraguay (Río-Paraguay)

2,549

Paraná

Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina

40.

Kolyma

2,513

East Siberian Sea

Russia

41.

Pilcomayo

2,500

Paraguay

Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia

42.

Upper Ob–Katun

2,490

Ob

Russia

43.

Ishim

2,450

Irtysh

Kazakhstan, Russia

44.

Juruá

2,410

Amazon

Peru, Brazil

45.

Ural

2,428

Caspian Sea

Russia, Kazakhstan

46.

Arkansas

2,348

Mississippi

United States

47.

Colorado (western U.S.)

2,333

Gulf of California

United States, Mexico

48.

Olenyok

2,292

Laptev Sea

Russia

49.

Dnieper

2,287

Black Sea

Russia, Belarus, Ukraine

50.

Aldan

2,273

Lena

Russia