List of Nigerian states by area
The following table presents a listing of Nigeria's 36 states ranked in order of their surface area.

List of Nigerian states by area

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Table Section Text: The following table presents a listing of Nigeria's 36 states ranked in order of their surface area.

Rank	State	km²

1	Niger State	76,363

2	Borno State	70,898

3	Taraba State	54,473

4	Kaduna State	46,053

5	Bauchi State	45,837

6	Yobe State	45,502

7	Zamfara State	39,762

8	Adamawa State	36,917

9	Kwara State	36,825

10	Kebbi State	36,800

11	Benue State	34,059

12	Plateau State	30,913

13	Kogi State	29,833

14	Oyo State	28,454

15	Nasarawa State	27,117

16	Sokoto State	25,973

17	Katsina State	24,192

18	Jigawa State	23,154

19	Cross River State	20,156

20	Kano State	20,131

21	Gombe State	18,768

22	Edo State	17,802

23	Delta State	17,698

24	Ogun State	16,762

25	Ondo State	15,500

26	Rivers State	11,077

27	Bayelsa State	10,773

28	Osun State	9,251

Federal Capital Territory	7,315

29	Enugu State	7,161

30	Akwa Ibom State	7,081

31	Ekiti State	6,353

32	Abia State	6,320

33	Ebonyi State	5,670

34	Imo State	5,530

35	Anambra State	4,844

36	Lagos State	3,345

Sentence(s)

Rivers State has a total area of 11,077 km², making it the 26th largest state in Nigeria.

final_sentence: Rivers State has a total area of 11,077 km², making it the 26th largest state in Nigeria.