Niger 1st, Borno 2nd: Top 13 Largest States in Nigeria by Size, Full List With Details

• Niger state has emerged as one of the top largest states in Nigeria by size, according to a report
• This was revealed in a recent list containing the top largest states in Nigeria as compiled by Statisense
• From the list that has got many talking online, the northern states are more populated in Nigeria than the southeastern and southwestern states

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

The list of the top largest states in Nigeria by size has surfaced online. The list was compiled by StatiSense and shared on its website, X account on Saturday, January 20.

According to the list, northern states are larger than the southwest and the southeast states.

However, Niger state emerged first on the list, followed by Borno state which emerged second and Taraba state, which emerged third.

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See the full list of the top largest states in Nigeria below:

1 . Niger: 76,383 Km²

2. Borno: 70,898 Km²

3. Taraba: 54,473 Km²

4. Kaduna: 46,053 Km²

5. Bauchi: 45,837 Km²

6. Yobe: 45,502 Km²

7. Zamfara: 39,762 Km²

8. Adamawa: 36,917 Km²

9. Kwara: 36,825 Km²

10. Kebbi: 36,800 Km²

11. Benue: 34,059 Km²

12. Plateau: 30,913 Km²

13. Kogi: 29,833 Km²

Nigerians react to the list above

Meanwhile, Nigerians have expressed missed reactions towards the list. Legit.ng captured some reactions from the comment section on X.

@KABADIZ tweeted:

"With this start, we are supposed to be feeding the whole west African nations. The land mass is too much."

@bigxent1 tweeted:

"With this landmass, Nigeria should be feeding Africa to start with if we have do our homework well from 1960. But it’s unfortunate."

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@Lordchukzy tweeted:

"Big land mass, few human population."

@JosephE91323 tweeted:

"South East Nigeria will be feeding the world in Jesus name amen."

@symplypamilerin tweeted:

"North nigeria is 3x south??? No wonder we are the poverty capital of the world."

10 states with highest cost of food in Nigeria ahead of Christmas

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the National Bureau of Statistics has revealed the list of states with the highest cost of food amid the worsening cost of living for Nigerians.

In its latest consumer price index report, NBS disclosed that food inflation, which measured the price movement of food items, rose in November 2023 to 32.84% on a year-on-year basis.

The November inflation figure is 8.72% points higher compared to the rate recorded in November 2022, which stood at 24.13%.

Lagos, Rivers top Nigerian states with highest IGR in 2022

In another report, Legit.ng confirmed that the NBS has said that the 36 states in Nigeria, including the FCT, generated a total of N1.93 trillion in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in 2022.

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The NBS data said that Lagos and Rivers states are the top performers in Nigeria with N651.15 billion and Rivers State with N172.89 trillion recorded in 2022.

The 36 states could only increase their IGR by 1.57% from the N1.89 trillion they generated in 2021.

Source: Legit.ng