Area Converter
Convert between square metres, square feet, acres, hectares and square miles.
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How to use the area converter
- Type the amount you want to convert.
- Choose the unit you have and the unit you want.
- Read the result, or use the table showing all 10 units at once.
About this tool
Area units square the underlying length, which is why the numbers move faster than people expect: a square metre is about 10.76 square feet, not 3.28.
Land is measured differently again. A hectare is 10,000 square metres — a square 100 m on each side — while an acre is 4,046.86 square metres, historically the area one team could plough in a day. There are about 2.47 acres to a hectare.
Common uses
- Converting a property listing from square feet to square metres.
- Comparing land in acres against hectares.
- Working out flooring quantities from a plan in other units.
Frequently asked questions
- How many square feet are in a square metre?
- About 10.764. Because area squares the length ratio, the factor is 3.28084² rather than 3.28084.
- How big is an acre?
- 4,046.86 square metres, or about 0.4 hectares — roughly 60% of a football pitch.
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