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Area converter

Type a value into any field and the converter calculates the rest. It handles square feet, square meters, square yards, square inches, acres, hectares, and square kilometers. All conversions use internationally defined values: one square foot equals exactly 0.09290304 square meters.

Common area conversions

Area conversion formulas

Square feet to square meters

m² = ft² x 0.09290304

Example: A 1,500 ft² apartment is 1500 x 0.0929 = 139.4 m².

Square meters to square feet

ft² = m² x 10.7639

Example: A 100 m² flat is 100 x 10.7639 = 1,076.4 ft².

Acres to hectares

hectares = acres x 0.404686

Example: A 5-acre farm is 5 x 0.4047 = 2.02 hectares.

Hectares to acres

acres = hectares x 2.47105

Example: A 10-hectare vineyard is 10 x 2.4711 = 24.71 acres.

Square miles to square kilometers

km² = mi² x 2.58999

Example: A city covering 300 mi² spans 300 x 2.59 = 776.9 km².

When you need area conversions

Real estate

US property listings use square feet. Most other countries use square meters. A 2,000 ft² house is about 186 m². When comparing apartments across countries, or reading international real estate listings, this conversion comes up constantly. Some countries also price land in hectares or acres depending on rural or urban context.

Landscaping and gardening

Fertilizer, mulch, and seed coverage rates are listed per square foot in the US and per square meter elsewhere. A 500 ft² lawn is 46.5 m². Buying the wrong amount of seed because you confused the unit systems means either running short or wasting money on excess.

Flooring and painting

Tile, carpet, and hardwood are sold by the square foot in the US and by the square meter internationally. Paint coverage is listed the same way. A room that needs 120 ft² of tile needs 11.15 m² worth. Ordering from an international supplier without converting means getting too much or too little material.

Agriculture and land

US farmland is measured in acres. International agricultural data uses hectares. One acre is 43,560 ft² or about 4,047 m². A 160-acre farm is 64.75 hectares. Land sale prices, crop yields, and water usage reports all vary by which unit the source uses.

Common areas for reference

Tips for accurate area conversions

• Squaring a length conversion factor gives the area factor. One foot is 0.3048 meters, and 0.3048² is 0.0929, which is the ft² to m² factor. This is why the area factor is not the same as the length factor.
• An acre is not a square. It is 43,560 ft², which could be any rectangle with that total area. Historically, an acre was the amount of land a team of oxen could plow in a day.
• A hectare is 10,000 m², or a square 100 meters on each side. The name comes from the Greek “hekaton” (hundred) combined with “are” (100 m²).
• For rough estimates, 1 m² is about 10.76 ft². Rounding to 11 ft² per m² gives answers within 2.5%, which is accurate enough for casual comparisons.

Frequently asked questions

How many square feet is 1 square meter?

1 m² = 10.7639 ft².

How many square meters is 1,000 square feet?

1,000 ft² = 92.9 m².

How many acres in a hectare?

1 hectare = 2.471 acres.

How big is an acre?

An acre is 43,560 ft², 4,046.86 m², or about 0.4047 hectares. It is roughly the size of a football field without the end zones.

How big is a hectare?

A hectare is 10,000 m² or 107,639 ft². It equals about 2.47 acres.

How do I convert square inches to square centimeters?

Multiply square inches by 6.4516. One square inch equals 6.4516 cm².

What is the difference between a square foot and a linear foot?

A linear foot measures length in one direction. A square foot measures area (length x width). A room that is 10 linear feet long and 12 linear feet wide has an area of 120 square feet.

How many square feet in a square yard?

1 square yard = 9 square feet (3 ft x 3 ft).

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Formula & Explanation

Area conversions square the linear conversion factor. For example, since 1 ft = 0.3048 m, 1 ft² = (0.3048)² = 0.09290304 m² exactly.