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Area Converter
Convert between square meters, acres, hectares, and more
Conversion Formula
Target = Value × (From Ratio / To Ratio)
Area conversions are linear ratio-based: Target = Value × (Source Ratio / Target Ratio). To convert square meters to square feet: multiply by 1 / 0.092903.
Area conversion is important in real estate, construction, agriculture, and geography. Convert between square meters, hectares, acres, square feet, and square miles.
An acre is roughly the size of a football field. A hectare is 10,000 square meters (about 2.47 acres).
All Supported Area Units
| Unit | Symbol | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Square Meter | m² | The SI unit of area, a square measuring 1 meter on each side. |
| Square Kilometer | km² | An area of 1 km × 1 km, used for measuring large regions. |
| Square Centimeter | cm² | A square measuring 1 cm on each side, used in small-scale measurements. |
| Square Millimeter | mm² | A square measuring 1 mm on each side, used in precision engineering. |
| Hectare | ha | An area of 100 m × 100 m, used for land measurement in agriculture. |
| Are | a | A metric unit of area equal to 100 m², used in land surveying. |
| Acre | ac | A US customary unit of land area equal to 43,560 square feet. |
| Square Foot | sq ft | A US customary unit of area, a square measuring 1 foot on each side. |
| Square Inch | sq in | A US customary unit of area, a square measuring 1 inch on each side. |
| Square Yard | sq yd | A US customary unit of area, a square measuring 1 yard on each side. |
| Square Mile | sq mi | A US customary unit of area, a square measuring 1 mile on each side. |
Common Area Conversions
| From | To | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 m² | sq ft | 10.764 |
| 1 ha | ac | 2.471 |
| 1 ac | m² | 4,046.86 |
| 1 km² | sq mi | 0.386 |
Frequently Asked Questions
An acre is 43,560 square feet — about 90% of a football field. It was historically defined as the area a team of oxen could plow in one day.
A hectare is 10,000 square meters (100m × 100m), commonly used in land measurement worldwide. One hectare equals approximately 2.47 acres.
To convert square feet to square meters, multiply by 0.0929. For example, 1,000 sq ft × 0.0929 = 92.9 m². This is the most common area conversion in real estate.
There are exactly 43,560 square feet in 1 acre. This is a standard US land measurement conversion used in real estate and agriculture.
One square mile equals 2.59 square kilometers. Square miles are used in the US, while square kilometers are used globally for measuring large geographic areas.
To convert hectares to acres, multiply by 2.471. For example, 10 hectares × 2.471 = 24.71 acres. This is essential for international land transactions.
There are exactly 1,000,000 square meters in 1 square kilometer. This is because 1 km = 1,000 m, so 1 km² = 1,000 × 1,000 = 1,000,000 m².