Convert area between square meters, square feet, square kilometers, square miles, acres, and hectares
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Need to convert land measurements or room sizes? Our area converter handles everything from small spaces (square feet) to large properties (acres, hectares) and beyond. Essential for real estate, landscaping, and construction.
Area measures the size of a two-dimensional surface. Different regions prefer different units—the US uses square feet and acres, while most of the world uses square meters and hectares. Real estate, agriculture, and construction frequently require conversions between these systems. These equivalences are exact international definitions — one acre is 4,046.8564 m² and one square foot is 0.09290304 m² under the international yard-and-pound agreement, the same standard this converter applies.
Key Conversions
Convert lot and parcel sizes between acres, hectares, and square feet when comparing listings across regions.
Convert square meters to square feet and back when a property lists its area in a different measurement system.
Convert hectares to acres to size fields, pastures, and land grants in whichever unit is familiar.
Convert between m² and ft² to read blueprints, permits, and material specs in your local unit.
Compare property sizes in different units.
Convert between hectares and acres.
Calculate materials with the correct units.
A hectare is larger. 1 hectare = 2.47 acres. Hectares are the international standard, while acres are mainly used in the US and UK.
A square meter is approximately the size of a small dining table, or the space you occupy standing with your arms extended.
1 acre = 43,560 square feet = 4,047 m² = 0.405 hectares, and 1 square mile = 640 acres. To convert acres to ft² multiply by 43,560; to convert acres to m² multiply by 4,047.
One square foot equals exactly 0.092903 square meters. Multiply a square-foot value by 0.0929 to get square meters, or divide by 10.764 for the reverse — the same factor this converter uses.