Length of Navigable Inland Waterways

(10,000 kilometers)

Jiangsu is the top region by length of navigable inland waterways in China. As of 2021, length of navigable inland waterways in Jiangsu was 2.44 10,000 kilometers that accounts for 19.10% of China's length of navigable inland waterways. The top 5 regions (others are Guangdong, Hunan, Sichuan, and Zhejiang) account for 53.84% of it. China's total length of navigable inland waterways was estimated at 12.76 10,000 kilometers in 2021.

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What is length of navigable inland waterways?

Length of Navigable Inland Waterways refers to the actual length of waterways at the end of reference period that are open to navigation for ships and rafts at different water levels in the water areas of the natural rivers, lakes, reservoirs, canals, and ditches. It is calculated according to the actual length of central line of the main channels. If two provinces share one river as the border, the length of waterways will be half divided for each province.