<P> The following table presents a listing of Nigeria's 36 states ranked in order of their surface area . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> State </Th> <Th> km2 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Niger State </Td> <Td> 76,363 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Borno State </Td> <Td> 70,898 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Taraba State </Td> <Td> 54,473 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kaduna State </Td> <Td> 46,053 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bauchi State </Td> <Td> 45,837 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Yobe State </Td> <Td> 45,502 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Zamfara State </Td> <Td> 39,762 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Adamawa State </Td> <Td> 36,917 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Kwara State </Td> <Td> 36,825 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Kebbi State </Td> <Td> 36,800 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Benue State </Td> <Td> 34,059 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Plateau State </Td> <Td> 30,913 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Kogi State </Td> <Td> 29,833 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Oyo State </Td> <Td> 28,454 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Nasarawa State </Td> <Td> 27,117 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Sokoto State </Td> <Td> 25,973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Katsina State </Td> <Td> 24,192 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Jigawa State </Td> <Td> 23,154 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Cross River State </Td> <Td> 20,156 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Kano State </Td> <Td> 20,131 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Gombe State </Td> <Td> 18,768 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Edo State </Td> <Td> 17,802 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Delta State </Td> <Td> 17,698 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Ogun State </Td> <Td> 16,762 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Ondo State </Td> <Td> 15,500 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Rivers State </Td> <Td> 11,077 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> Bayelsa State </Td> <Td> 10,773 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> Osun State </Td> <Td> 9,251 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - </Td> <Td> Federal Capital Territory </Td> <Td> 7,315 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> Enugu State </Td> <Td> 7,161 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> Akwa Ibom State </Td> <Td> 7,081 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> Ekiti State </Td> <Td> 6,353 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> Abia State </Td> <Td> 6,320 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> Ebonyi State </Td> <Td> 5,670 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> Imo State </Td> <Td> 5,530 km </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> Anambra State </Td> <Td> 4,844 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> Lagos State </Td> <Td> 3,345 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> State </Th> <Th> km2 </Th> </Tr>

Edo state and lagos state which is bigger