Result equals value times the ratio of conversion factors
Solution
All Area Conversions
Unit
Value
Square Meter (m²)
1
Square Centimeter (cm²)
10000
Square Foot (ft²)
10.76391
Square Inch (in²)
1550.0031
Square Kilometer (km²)
1e-6
Hectare (ha)
0.0001
Acre (ac)
0.00024710538
Square Mile (mi²)
3.8610216e-7
Square Yard (yd²)
1.19599
Square Millimeter (mm²)
1000000
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How It Works
This converter uses the square meter as its base unit. Each area unit is defined by how many square meters it contains, and conversion is a simple ratio of those factors.
Because area is two-dimensional, the conversion factors are the squares of the corresponding length factors. All math uses BigNumber precision for reliable results.
Example
Convert 2 acres to square meters: 2 × 4,046.8564224 = 8,093.71 m². The factor 4,046.8564224 is the exact number of square meters in one acre, derived from the international foot definition.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many square feet are in an acre?
One acre equals exactly 43,560 square feet. An acre was historically defined as the area a yoke of oxen could plow in one day, but today it is precisely defined in terms of square meters (4,046.8564224 m²).
What is a hectare?
A hectare is a metric unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters (100 m × 100 m). It is roughly 2.471 acres and is commonly used for measuring land area worldwide.
How do I convert square meters to square feet?
Multiply the number of square meters by 10.7639 to get square feet. One square meter equals approximately 10.764 square feet because one meter is about 3.281 feet, and 3.281² ≈ 10.764.
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