List of Nigerian states by area


The following table presents a listing of Nigeria's 36 states ranked in order of their surface area.
RankStatekm²
1Niger State76,363
2Borno State70,898
3Taraba State54,473
4Kaduna State46,053
5Bauchi State45,837
6Yobe State45,502
7Zamfara State39,762
8Adamawa State36,917
9Kwara State36,825
10Kebbi State36,800
11Benue State34,059
12Plateau State30,913
13Kogi State29,833
14Oyo State28,454
15Nasarawa State27,117
16Sokoto State25,973
17Katsina State24,192
18Jigawa State23,154
19Cross River State20,156
20Kano State20,131
21Gombe State18,768
22Edo State17,802
23Delta State17,698
24Ogun State16,762
25Ondo State15,500
26Rivers State11,077
27Bayelsa State10,773
28Osun State9,251
-Federal Capital Territory7,315
29Enugu State7,161
30Akwa Ibom State7,081
31Ekiti State6,353
32Abia State6,320
33Ebonyi State5,670
34Imo State5,530
35Anambra State4,844
36Lagos State3,345