25/10/2023
*NIGERIA'S 36 STATES & FCT RANKED IN ORDER OF LAND SURFACE AREA (KMยฒ)*
1. Niger State 76,363KMยฒ
2. Borno State 70,898KMยฒ
3. Taraba State 54,473KMยฒ
4. Kaduna State 46,053KMยฒ
5. Bauchi State 45,837KMยฒ
6. Yobe State 45,502KMยฒ
7. Zamfara State 39,762KMยฒ
8. Adamawa State 36,917KMยฒ
9. Kwara State 36,825KMยฒ
10. Kebbi State 36,800KMยฒ
11. Benue State 34,059KMยฒ
12. Plateau State 30,913KMยฒ
13. Kogi State 29,833KMยฒ
14. Oyo State 28,454KMยฒ
15. Nasarawa State 27,117KMยฒ
16. Sokoto State 25,973KMยฒ
17. Katsina State 24,192KMยฒ
18. Jigawa State 23,154KMยฒ
19. Cross River State 20,156KMยฒ
20. Kano State 20,131KMยฒ
21. Gombe State 18,768KMยฒ
22. Edo State 17,802KMยฒ
23. Delta State 17,698KMยฒ
24. Ogun State 16,762KMยฒ
25. Ondo State 15,500KMยฒ
26. Rivers State 11,077KMยฒ
27. Bayelsa State 10,773KMยฒ
28. Osun State 9,251KMยฒ
29. Federal Capital Territory 7,315KMยฒ
30. Enugu State 7,161KMยฒ
31. Akwa Ibom State 7,081KMยฒ
32. Ekiti State 6,353KMยฒ
33. Abia State 6,320KMยฒ
34. Ebonyi State 5,670KMยฒ
35. Imo State 5,530KMยฒ
36. Anambra State 4,844KMยฒ
37. Lagos State 3,345KMยฒ
*Anambra + Enugu + Abia + Imo + Ebonyi = 29,525KMยฒ*
*Kogi = 29,833KMยฒ*
*Ogun + Oyo + Osun + Ondo + Ekiti = 76,320KMยฒ*
*Lagos = 3,345KMยฒ*
*Niger alone = 76,363KMยฒ*
*Niger State = Entire Southwest States - Lagos*
*Delta = Anambra + Imo + Akwa Ibom States =17,698KMยฒ*
*Cross River State = Anambra + Imo + Lagos + Abia States = 20,039KMยฒ*
*The entire Southeast is a little less than Kogi State only*
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