Area measures the extent of a two-dimensional surface or region. From calculating floor space in your home to measuring agricultural land or national territories, area conversions are fundamental to construction, real estate, agriculture, and geography. Our converter handles both metric units (square meters, hectares) and imperial units (square feet, acres), providing accurate conversions for any application.
Area measurement dates back to ancient civilizations that needed to survey land for taxation and agriculture. The ancient Egyptians developed sophisticated surveying techniques after annual Nile floods erased property boundaries. The acre originated as the amount of land a yoke of oxen could plow in one day. The metric system standardized area measurement with the square meter, while the hectare (10,000 m²) was designed to replace the acre for large land areas.
Multiply square meters by 10.7639 to get square feet.
Example: 50 m² × 10.7639 = 538.2 ft²
Multiply acres by 0.404686 to get hectares.
Example: 10 acres × 0.404686 = 4.05 hectares
Multiply square kilometers by 0.386102 to get square miles.
Example: 100 km² × 0.386102 = 38.61 mi²
Multiply hectares by 2.47105 to get acres.
Example: 5 hectares × 2.47105 = 12.36 acres
The average new single-family home in the US is about 2,300 square feet.
An American football field (including end zones) covers about 1.32 acres.
A standard FIFA soccer field is approximately 7,140 square meters.
Central Park in New York City spans approximately 843 acres.
The world's smallest country, Vatican City, covers just 0.44 km².
A standard parking space is approximately 180 square feet.
| 1 m² = 0.0002471053814671653 ac | 1 square meters equals 0.0002471053814671653 acres | 1 * 0.0002471053814671653 = X ac |
| 1 m² = 0.01 a | 1 square meters equals 0.01 ares | 1 * 0.01 = X a |
| 1 m² = 1973.5252417697193 circ in | 1 square meters equals 1973.5252417697193 circular inches | 1 * 1973.5252417697193 = X circ in |
| 1 m² = 0.0001 ha | 1 square meters equals 0.0001 hectares | 1 * 0.0001 = X ha |
| 1 m² = 0.000002061855670103093 hide | 1 square meters equals 0.000002061855670103093 hides | 1 * 0.000002061855670103093 = X hide |
| 1 m² = 0.0009884215258686613 rood | 1 square meters equals 0.0009884215258686613 roods | 1 * 0.0009884215258686613 = X rood |
| 1 m² = 10000 cm² | 1 square meters equals 10000 square centimeters | 1 * 10000 = X cm² |
| 1 m² = 10.763910416709722 ft² | 1 square meters equals 10.763910416709722 square feet (US - UK) | 1 * 10.763910416709722 = X ft² |
| 1 m² = 10.763867361142953 ft² (US survey) | 1 square meters equals 10.763867361142953 square feet (US survey) | 1 * 10.763867361142953 = X ft² (US survey) |
| 1 m² = 1550.0031000062002 in² | 1 square meters equals 1550.0031000062002 square inches | 1 * 1550.0031000062002 = X in² |
| 1 m² = 0.000001 km² | 1 square meters equals 0.000001 square kilometers | 1 * 0.000001 = X km² |
| 1 m² = 3.861021585424458e-7 mi² | 1 square meters equals 3.861021585424458e-7 square miles | 1 * 3.861021585424458e-7 = X mi² |
| 1 m² = 1000000 mm² | 1 square meters equals 1000000 square millimeters | 1 * 1000000 = X mm² |
| 1 m² = 0.10763910416709721 square (timber) | 1 square meters equals 0.10763910416709721 squares (of timber) | 1 * 0.10763910416709721 = X square (timber) |
| 1 m² = 0.039536861034746455 sq rd | 1 square meters equals 0.039536861034746455 square rods (or poles) | 1 * 0.039536861034746455 = X sq rd |
| 1 m² = 1.1959900463010802 yd² | 1 square meters equals 1.1959900463010802 square yards | 1 * 1.1959900463010802 = X yd² |
| 1 m² = 1.0725059959523427e-8 township | 1 square meters equals 1.0725059959523427e-8 townships | 1 * 1.0725059959523427e-8 = X township |