Area Converter

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Quick answer: Choose a starting unit and a target unit, then enter a value. Common conversions: 1 m² = 10.76391 ft²; 1 m² = 0.0001 ha; 1 m² = 0.0002471054 ac. This converter covers 11 area units.

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Area formula and what each symbol means

target = value × (factor of starting unit ÷ factor of target unit), where each factor is the unit value in m².

Symbols used in the formula
SymbolMeaning
valueThe number you want to convert
factorThe unit’s size expressed in the base unit (m²)

Area examples

m² to ft²

10 m² = 107.6391 ft².

m² to ha

10 m² = 0.001 ha.

m² to ac

10 m² = 0.002471054 ac.

How to calculate Area step by step

  1. Choose the starting unit and the target unit.
  2. Enter your value.
  3. Read the converted value, plus the conversion factor in both directions.

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How to read your Area result

Area units scale with the square of length units, so 1 m² is 10,000 cm², not 100 cm². An acre is exactly 4,046.8564224 m² and a hectare is exactly 10,000 m².

UNITSYMBOLEQUALSVALUE OF 1 M²
Square meterm²1 m² = 1 m²1 m²
Square kilometerkm²1 km² = 1,000,000 m²0.000001 km²
Square centimetercm²1 cm² = 0.0001 m²10,000 cm²
Square millimetermm²1 mm² = 0.000001 m²1,000,000 mm²
Hectareha1 ha = 10,000 m²0.0001 ha
Acre (international)ac1 ac = 4,046.8564 m²0.0002471054 ac
Square milemi²1 mi² = 2,589,988.1 m²3.861022×10⁻⁷ mi²
Square yardyd²1 yd² = 0.83612736 m²1.19599 yd²
Square footft²1 ft² = 0.09290304 m²10.76391 ft²
Square inchin²1 in² = 0.00064516 m²1,550.003 in²
Area1 a = 100 m²0.01 a

Common mistakes when calculating Area

  • Applying the length factor without squaring it, for example using 3.28 instead of 10.7639 to go from m² to ft².
  • Mixing up the hectare and the acre: 1 hectare is about 2.471 acres.
  • Using the US survey acre where the international acre is intended.

Area FAQ

How many square feet are in a square metre?

1 m² is about 10.7639 ft², because 1 ft is exactly 0.3048 m.

How many acres are in a hectare?

1 hectare is about 2.4711 acres.

How many square feet are in an acre?

One international acre is exactly 43,560 square feet.

What is the base unit for area?

This converter uses square meter (m²) as the common base unit: every value is first converted to it and then to the target unit.

How do I convert between two area units?

Choose the starting and target units, enter the value and read the result. By hand: convert to the base unit with the table, then divide by the target unit factor.

How many square feet are in 1 square meter?

1 m² = 10.76391 ft².

How many hectares are in 1 square meter?

1 m² = 0.0001 ha.

How many acres are in 1 square meter?

1 m² = 0.0002471054 ac.

Which area units does this converter support?

It covers 11 units: square meter (m²), square kilometer (km²), square centimeter (cm²), square millimeter (mm²), hectare (ha), acre (ac), square mile (mi²), square yard (yd²), square foot (ft²), square inch (in²), are (a).

How accurate is the area converter?

Results are calculated at full double precision and shown to about 8 significant figures. Round the answer to the precision of your original measurement; a result cannot be more accurate than the number you started with.

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Method, review and disclaimer

Edited by: Hemant Kumar and Anjita Rai, founders of ToolsVault (SEO and content professional, not a licensed adviser). Method: this tool runs in your browser using the formula shown on this page; the numbers you enter are not sent to our servers. Sources: NIST SP 811, Appendix B.8: conversion factors