Area Converter
Convert between square meters, square feet, acres, hectares, square miles, and more. Covers both metric and imperial area units for land, real estate, and everyday measurement needs.
How Area Conversion Works
All area units are converted through the square meter as the base unit. Each unit's factor represents the number of square meters it contains. For example, 1 acre = 4,046.856 m² and 1 hectare = 10,000 m².
Common Area Conversions
Frequently Asked Questions
Multiply the number of acres by 4,046.856 to get square meters. So 5 acres = 5 × 4,046.856 = 20,234 m². Conversely, divide square meters by 4,046.856 to get acres. An acre was historically defined as the amount of land a yoke of oxen could plow in a day.
Multiply hectares by 2.47105 to get acres. So 10 hectares = 24.71 acres. Alternatively, 1 acre = 0.404686 hectares. Hectares are the most common large area unit used in agriculture and land management outside the United States.
Multiply square feet by 0.092903 to get square meters. So a 1,000 sq ft apartment = 1,000 × 0.092903 = 92.9 m². To go the other direction, multiply square meters by 10.7639 to get square feet.
One acre equals 43,560 square feet or about 4,047 square meters. Visually, it is roughly 90% of an American football field (including end zones). In terms of dimensions, a square acre would measure approximately 208.7 feet (63.6 m) on each side.
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