Table 5.9 - The major European rivers, their catchment areas, and the percentage of the country area drained

Source: Compiled by NERI from multiple sources listed in Box 5ESame rivers with different names: Strimon/Struma; Daugava/Zapadnaya Dvina.

Country
(country code)
River Catchment
Area
(103 km2)
Per cent of
country
Albania (AL) 64 Drin ~7.0 ~23  
87 Seman 5.6 20  
82 Vijosë ~4.5 ~16  
Austria (AT) 2 Danube 80.6 96 
# Inn 15.9 19 #
11 Rhine 2.4 3  
Belarus (BY) 3 Dnepr ~130.0 ~63  
15 Neman 45.5 22  
18 Zapadnaya Dvina ~30.0 ~14  
Belgium (BE) 39 Meuse 13.5 44  
52 Schelde ~10.0 ~33  
Bosnia-Herzegovina (BA) # Sava ~37.5 ~74 #
70 Neretva ~10.0 ~20  
Bulgaria (BG) 2 Danube 48.2 43 
47 Maritza 21.1 19  
55 Struma 10.8 10  
Croatia (HR) 2 Danube ~37.0 ~65 
# Sava ~24.5 ~44 #
# Drava ~8.0 ~14 #
Czech Republic (CZ) 12 Elbe 51.4 64  
# Morava ~25.0 ~30 #
13 Oder 4.7 6  
Denmark (DK) 99 Gudenå 2.6 6  
101 Skjern Å 2.3 5  
103 Storå 1.1 3 
Estonia (EE) 35 Narva ~20.0 ~45 
81 Pärnu 6.9 15  
102 Jägala ~1.5 ~3  
Finland (FI) × Vuoksa 61.1 18 ×
31 Kemijoki 51.1 15  
38 Kymijoki 37.2 12  
42 Kokemäenjoki 27.0 9  
former
Yugoslavic Republic
of Macedonia (MK)
48 Vardar ~20.5 ~81  
64 Drin ~3.5 ~13  
France (FR) 14 Loire 117.5 21  
17 Rhone 85.6 16  
19 Garonne 85.0 16  
22 Seine 79.0 14  
Georgia (GE) 10 Kura ~42.5 ~61  
66 Rioni 13.4 19  
ý Alazani 7.5 11 ý
Germany (DE) 11 Rhine 102.1 29 
12 Elbe 97.0 27  
2 Danube 59.6 17  
33 Weser 45.8 13  
Greece (GR) 73 Aliákmon ~9.5 ~7  
80 Piniós 7.1 5  
55 Strimon 6.0 5  
Hungary (HU) 2 Danube 93.0 100  
# Tisza 44.6 48 #
# Drava 6.2 7 #
Iceland (IS) 77 Jökulsá-á-Fjöllum 7.8 8  
78 Thjórsá 7.5 7  
84 Ölfusa 6.1 6  
Ireland (IE) 65 Shannon ~14.0 ~20  
88 Barrow ~5.5 ~8  
96 Suir 3.6 5  
Italy (IT) 26 Po 69.0 23  
56 Tevere 17.2 6  
68 Adige 12.2 4  
Latvia (LV) 18 Daugava 23.6 37 
75 Lielupe 8.8 14  
74 Gauja 7.9 12  
Lithuania (LT) 15 Neman 46.6 71  
Vilnya 13.8 71
69 Venta 5.2 8  
Luxembourg (LU) Ý re ~2.0 ~77 Ý
Ý Mosel ~0.5 ~19 Ý
Moldova (MD) 25 Dnestr ~18.0 ~53  
# Prut ~12.0 ~36 #
94 Kogel'nik 3.9 11  
The Netherlands (NL) 11 Rhine ~25.0 ~60  
39 Meuse 6.0 14  
Norway (NO) 36 Glomma 41.4 13  
56 Drammens-elva 17.1 5 
59 Tana 10.9 3  
Poland (PL) 9 Wisla 191.8 61  
13 Oder 114.2 37  
100 Rega 2.6 1  
Portugal (PT) 16 Douro ~20.0 ~22 
21 Tajo ~18.0 ~20  
24 Guadiana ~14.0 ~15  
Romania (RO) 2 Danube 232.2 98  
# Muresul 27.8 12 #
# Oltul 24.0 10 #
Russian Federation (RU) 1 Volga 1360.0 35  
4 Don ~380.0 ~10  
5 Severnaya Dvina 357.0 9  
6 Pechora 322.0 8  
7 Neva ~220.0 ~6  
8 Ural ~110.0 ~3  
3 Dnepr ~105.0 ~3  
Serbia-Montenegro (SB) 2 Danube ~95.0 ~93  
# Sava ~20.0 ~19 #
64 Drin ~4.5 ~4  
Slovak Republic (SK) 2 Danube ~46.5 ~97  
# Váh ~17.5 ~37 #
# Tisza ~16.0 ~33 #
Slovenia (SI) # Sava 10.8 53 #
# Drava ~5.0 ~24 #
Spain (ES) 20 Ebro 84.2 17  
16 Douro ~78.0 ~15  
21 Tajo ~62.0 ~12  
24 Guadiana ~58.0 ~11  
Sweden (SE) 32 Göta älv ~41.0 ~9  
37 Torne älv 34.1 8  
40 Ångermanälven 30.6 7  
41 Dalälven 29.0 6  
Switzerland (CH) 11 Rhine 28.0 68  
Ý Aare 17.8 43 Ý
17 Rhone 10.4 25  
Ukraine (UA) 3 Dnepr 293.0 48  
27 Yuzhnyy Bug 63.7 11 
25 Dnestr 52.7 9  
United Kingdom (UK) 62 Thames 15.0 6  
71 Severn 11.6 5  
72 Trent 10.5 4  

Notes: River numbers 1­31 refer to Map 5.11. Symbols refer to tributaries to: #, Danube; Ý, Rhine; ×, Neva; ý, Kura; ¶, Neman.