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Land area by state (km²)

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Land area of each Nigerian state and the FCT, in square kilometres. A reference table for 2023; the national total is included as an aggregate row. Source: Office of the Surveyor-General of the Federation, via the National Bureau of Statistics.

Land area by state (km²): 909,890, 2023.

Observations

38

2023

Coverage

36 states + FCT

state

Ranked breakdown

Land area by state (km²) · km² · 36 states + FCT

Single release · 2023

Land area by state (km²), km² — a single-release cross-section for 2023, 38 categories ranked high to low. Every exact value is listed in the table below.
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Land area by state (km²) — single release for 2023, 38 categories ranked high to low (km²).
#CategoryValue (km²)
1Nigeria — Total (square_kilometres)909,890
2Borno (square_kilometres)72,609
3Niger (square_kilometres)68,925
4Taraba (square_kilometres)56,282
5Bauchi (square_kilometres)49,119
6Yobe (square_kilometres)46,609
7Kaduna (square_kilometres)42,481
8Adamawa (square_kilometres)38,700
9Zamfara (square_kilometres)37,931
10Kebbi (square_kilometres)36,985
11Kwara (square_kilometres)35,705
12Benue (square_kilometres)30,800
13Nasarawa (square_kilometres)28,735
14Sokoto (square_kilometres)27,825
15Kogi (square_kilometres)27,747
16Plateau (square_kilometres)27,147
17Oyo (square_kilometres)26,500
18Katsina (square_kilometres)23,561
19Jigawa (square_kilometres)23,287
20Cross River (square_kilometres)21,787
21Kano (square_kilometres)20,280
22Edo (square_kilometres)19,187
23Delta (square_kilometres)17,108
24Gombe (square_kilometres)17,100
25Ogun (square_kilometres)16,400
26Ondo (square_kilometres)15,820
27Rivers (square_kilometres)10,575
28Bayelsa (square_kilometres)9,059
29Osun (square_kilometres)9,026
30Federal Capital Territory — FCT (Abuja) (square_kilometres)7,607
31Enugu (square_kilometres)7,534
32Akwa Ibom (square_kilometres)6,900
33Ebonyi (square_kilometres)6,400
34Ekiti (square_kilometres)5,435
35Imo (square_kilometres)5,288
36Abia (square_kilometres)4,900
37Anambra (square_kilometres)4,865
38Lagos (square_kilometres)3,671

Ranked high to low (km²). This is a single release — a breakdown for 2023, not a trend. Every exact value is in the table below.

Source: OSGOF via NBS, Annual Abstract of Statistics 2023, ref. NGA-NBS-ABSTRACT · Prism

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Single release · 2023 — a breakdown across 38 categories, not a time series. Largest category: Nigeria — Total (square_kilometres) (909,890).

Land area by state (km²) — composition for 2023: category and value, ranked.
CategoryValue (km²)
Nigeria — Total (square_kilometres)909,890
Borno (square_kilometres)72,609
Niger (square_kilometres)68,925
Taraba (square_kilometres)56,282
Bauchi (square_kilometres)49,119
Yobe (square_kilometres)46,609
Kaduna (square_kilometres)42,481
Adamawa (square_kilometres)38,700
Zamfara (square_kilometres)37,931
Kebbi (square_kilometres)36,985
Kwara (square_kilometres)35,705
Benue (square_kilometres)30,800
Nasarawa (square_kilometres)28,735
Sokoto (square_kilometres)27,825
Kogi (square_kilometres)27,747
Plateau (square_kilometres)27,147
Oyo (square_kilometres)26,500
Katsina (square_kilometres)23,561
Jigawa (square_kilometres)23,287
Cross River (square_kilometres)21,787
Kano (square_kilometres)20,280
Edo (square_kilometres)19,187
Delta (square_kilometres)17,108
Gombe (square_kilometres)17,100
Ogun (square_kilometres)16,400
Ondo (square_kilometres)15,820
Rivers (square_kilometres)10,575
Bayelsa (square_kilometres)9,059
Osun (square_kilometres)9,026
Federal Capital Territory — FCT (Abuja) (square_kilometres)7,607
Enugu (square_kilometres)7,534
Akwa Ibom (square_kilometres)6,900
Ebonyi (square_kilometres)6,400
Ekiti (square_kilometres)5,435
Imo (square_kilometres)5,288
Abia (square_kilometres)4,900
Anambra (square_kilometres)4,865
Lagos (square_kilometres)3,671
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Last updated 2 August 2026

Annual Abstract of StatisticsOSGOF via NBS2023

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Originator
Office of the Surveyor-General (OSGOF)
Publisher
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
Publication
Annual Abstract of Statistics 2023
Printed source caption
Office of the Surveyor-General
Publication reference
NGA-NBS-ABSTRACT
Catalog record
Catalog 180
Cite this series
"Land area by state (km²)", OSGOF via NBS, Annual Abstract of Statistics 2023, ref. NGA-NBS-ABSTRACT. Catalogued by Prism, https://prism-portal-sooty.vercel.app/statistics/nbs-topo-land-area-by-state-km2-a-nga. Primary source: https://microdata.nigerianstat.gov.ng/index.php/catalog/180/download/1354/Annual_Abstract_2023.pdf.

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Source: OSGOF via NBS. Source publication: Annual Abstract of Statistics 2023. Publisher: National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Catalogued by Prism; 2023.