Area Converter
Convert areas between square meters, square kilometers, hectares, square feet, square yards, and acres, for example for floor plans, land listings, or garden plots.
Formula: multiply the source value by 10.76391042
Quick Conversions
About this tool
Area units are squared length units. An acre is 4,046.8564224 square meters.
How to use it
Enter an area, choose units, and read the converted value. Use swap for the reverse pair.
value_to = value_from à (from_in_m² / to_in_m²)
Examples
1 hectare to acres
10,000 / 4,046.8564224 â 2.471 acres.
50 m² to ft²
50 à 10.7639 = 538.196 ft².
5 ac to ha
5 Ă 0.404686 = 2.02343 ha.
Every unit expressed in square meters
| Unit | Equal to (m²) |
|---|---|
| 1 square meter (m²) | 1 |
| 1 square kilometer (km²) | 1,000,000 |
| 1 square foot (ft²) | 0.09290304 |
| 1 square yard (yd²) | 0.83612736 |
| 1 acre (ac) | 4,046.856422 |
| 1 hectare (ha) | 10,000 |
FAQ
How big is an acre?
About 4,047 m², or roughly 43,560 square feet.
Is a hectare 100 m by 100 m?
Yes. 100 à 100 = 10,000 m².
Is the conversion exact?
Yes, before rounding. The square foot, square yard, and acre are all defined exactly in square meters through the international foot (0.3048 m).
Why are area factors so different from length factors?
Area is length times length, so the length factor is squared. 1 m = 3.28084 ft, so 1 m² = 3.28084² â 10.7639 ft².