List of Nigerian states by area

! align="left" scope="col" | Rank

! align="left" scope="col" | State

! scope="col" | km²

| align="left" | Niger State

| align="center" |76,363

| align="left" | Borno State

| align="center" |70,898

| align="left" | Taraba State

| align="center" | 54,473

| align="left" | Kaduna State

| align="center" | 46,053

| align="left" | Bauchi State

| align="center" | 45,893

| align="left" | Yobe State

| align="center" | 45,502

| align="left" | Zamfara State

| align="center" | 39,762

| align="left" | Adamawa State

| align="center" | 36,917

| align="left" | Kwara State

| align="center" | 36,825

| align="left" | Kebbi State

| align="center" | 36,800

| align="left" | Benue State

| align="center" | 34,059

| align="left" | Plateau State

| align="center" | 30,913

| align="left" | Kogi State

| align="center" | 29,833

| align="left" | Oyo State

| align="center" | 28,454

| align="left" | Nasarawa State

| align="center" | 27,117

| align="left" | Sokoto State

| align="center" | 25,973

| align="left" | Katsina State

| align="center" | 24,192

| align="left" | Jigawa State

| align="center" | 23,154

| align="left" | Cross River State

| align="center" | 22,590

| align="left" | Kano State

| align="center" | 20,131

| align="left" | Edo State

| align="center" |19,559

| align="left" | Gombe State

| align="center" | 18,768

| align="left" | Delta State

| align="center" | 17,698

| align="left" | Ogun State

| align="center" | 16,762

| align="left" | Ondo State

| align="center" | 17,500

| align="left" | Rivers State

| align="center" | 11,077

| align="left" | Bayelsa State

| align="center" | 10,773

| align="left" | Osun State

| align="center" | 9,251

| align="left" | Federal Capital Territory

| align="center" | 7,315

| align="left" | Enugu State

| align="center" | 7,161

| align="left" | Akwa Ibom State

| align="center" | 7,081

| align="left" | Ekiti State

| align="center" | 6,353

| align="left" | Abia State

| align="center" | 6,320

| align="left" | Ebonyi State

| align="center" | 5,670

| align="left" | Imo State

| align="center" | 5,530

| align="left" | Anambra State

| align="center" | 4,844

| align="left" | Lagos State

| align="center" | [https://www.ntda.lg.gov.ng/about.php 3,577]