Convert area between metric and imperial units including square meters, square feet, square kilometers, acres, and hectares.
Enter a value to convert.
| Unit | Equals |
|---|---|
| 1 Square Meter | 10,000 Square Centimeters |
| 1 Square Kilometer | 1,000,000 Square Meters |
| 1 Square Foot | 144 Square Inches |
| 1 Square Yard | 9 Square Feet |
| 1 Square Mile | 2,589,988.110336 Square Meters |
| 1 Hectare | 10,000 Square Meters |
| 1 Acre | 4,046.8564224 Square Meters |
| 1 Hectare | ≈ 2.47105 Acres |
An area converter changes a measurement of surface area from one unit to another while keeping the same physical size — 1 square meter and about 10.7639 square feet describe the same patch of ground, just counted in different units. It's useful for moving between metric units, imperial and US units, land-measurement units like acres and hectares, or between systems entirely.
Metric area units scale by powers of one hundred (since area is a squared measurement):
Small units used for precise measurements. 1 square centimeter = 100 square millimeters.
The base unit of area in the metric system, and the most common unit for rooms, floor plans, and land parcels. 1 square meter = 10,000 square centimeters.
Used for large areas like cities and regions. 1 square kilometer = 1,000,000 square meters.
144 square inches = 1 square foot, since 1 foot = 12 inches and area scales by the square of the linear ratio.
1 square yard = 9 square feet, commonly used for flooring, carpet, and fabric.
Used for large land areas. 1 square mile = 2,589,988.110336 square meters.
Hectares and acres are both units for measuring land, but they belong to different systems and are not the same size:
Hectares are used in most of the world for measuring land, farmland, and property. Acres remain standard in the US and are still common in UK land and real estate listings.
Area conversions come up in real estate when comparing property listings that use different units, land surveying and agriculture where farmland is measured in acres or hectares, construction and floor-plan work quoted in square meters or square feet, home improvement projects like flooring or paint that need square footage, and room sizing when furnishing or renovating a space.
One square meter equals approximately 10.7639 square feet. To convert, multiply the number of square meters by 10.7639.
One hectare equals approximately 2.47105 acres. One acre is 4046.8564224 square meters, and one hectare is exactly 10,000 square meters.
An acre (4,046.8564224 m²) is a traditional imperial/US unit of land area. A hectare (10,000 m²) is the metric equivalent and is larger — one hectare is about 2.47 acres.
Multiply the number of square meters by 10.7639, or select Square Meters as the "From" unit and Square Feet as the "To" unit above and enter your value.
There are exactly 10,000 square centimeters in one square meter.
There are exactly 144 square inches in one square foot, since 1 foot = 12 inches and 12 × 12 = 144.
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