Nigeria · Statistic

Major river length (miles)

Geography & Reference · Source: OSGOF via NBS · annual

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Length of Nigeria's major rivers, in miles. A reference table covering ten principal rivers. Source: Office of the Surveyor-General of the Federation, via the National Bureau of Statistics.

Reference period

2023

10 rivers

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10 rivers

river (non-geographic)

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Major river length (miles) · Miles · Nigeria

Single release · 2023

Ranked high to low (Miles). 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 10 categories, not a time series. Largest category: Niger River (2,597).

Major river length (miles) — composition for 2023: category and value, ranked.
Category	Value (Miles)
Niger River	2,597
Benue River	870
Kaduna River	342
Gongola River	330
Cross River	304
Yobe River	200
Sokoto River	199
Osun River	166
Zamfara River	155
Anambra River	131

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Last updated 2 August 2026

Annual Abstract of StatisticsOSGOF via NBS2023

Table 002
Major Rivers in Nigeria and Their Length · page 31 · Office of the Surveyor-General
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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

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"Major river length (miles)", OSGOF via NBS, Annual Abstract of Statistics 2023, ref. NGA-NBS-ABSTRACT. Catalogued by Prism, https://prism-portal-sooty.vercel.app/statistics/nbs-topo-major-river-length-miles-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.