States — Nigeria

Distribution of the country by first-level administrative divisions, based on land area.

States

States

Borno
8.0%
Niger
7.8%
Taraba
6.5%
Bauchi
5.5%
Yobe
5.1%
Kaduna
5.0%
Adamawa
4.4%
Kebbi
4.1%
Zamfara
3.8%
Kwara
3.7%
Sokoto
3.4%
Benue
3.4%
Kogi
3.2%
Oyo
3.1%
Nasarawa
2.9%
Plateau
2.9%
Katsina
2.7%
Jigawa
2.6%
Cross River
2.3%
Kano
2.2%
Edo
2.2%
Delta
1.9%
Ogun
1.8%
Gombe
1.8%
Ondo
1.7%
Rivers
1.1%
Bayelsa
1.0%
Osun
0.9%
Enugu
0.8%
Abuja Federal Capital Territory
0.8%
Akwa Ibom
0.8%
Ebonyi
0.7%
Ekiti
0.6%
Imo
0.6%
Anambra
0.5%
Abia
0.5%
Lagos
0.4%
Total
100.8%
Data is based on United Nations estimates and aggregated national statistics.
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