Area Converter

Type an area, choose the unit you have and the unit you want, and read the answer straight away, together with the same area in every other unit. It runs in your browser and nothing is uploaded.

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10.76391 ft²

1 m² = 10.76391 ft²

The same amount in every unit

Square centimetres: 10,000 cm²
Square metres: 1 m²
Hectares: 0.0001 ha
Square kilometres: 0.000001 km²
Square inches: 1,550.003 in²
Square feet: 10.76391 ft²
Square yards: 1.19599 yd²
Acres: 0.0002471054 ac
Square miles: 0.0000003861022 mi²

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Area conversion factors

All of these are exact or very close. For areas the factor is the square of the length factor, so 1 foot = 0.3048 m but 1 square foot = 0.092903 m².

Unit	In square metres	Useful to remember
1 square centimetre	0.0001 m²	10,000 cm² = 1 m²
1 square inch	0.00064516 m²	144 in² = 1 ft²
1 square foot	0.092903 m²	9 ft² = 1 yd²
1 square yard	0.836127 m²	9 square feet
1 square metre	1 m²	about 10.7639 ft²
1 acre	4,046.86 m²	43,560 ft², about 0.4047 ha
1 hectare	10,000 m²	about 2.471 acres
1 square kilometre	1,000,000 m²	100 hectares, about 0.3861 mi²
1 square mile	2,589,988 m²	640 acres, about 2.59 km²

Square feet and square metres: quick reference

Square metres	Square feet	Square feet	Square metres
10 m²	107.64 ft²	100 ft²	9.29 m²
50 m²	538.20 ft²	500 ft²	46.45 m²
100 m²	1,076.39 ft²	1,000 ft²	92.90 m²
200 m²	2,152.78 ft²	2,000 ft²	185.81 m²

Where each unit is used

Square feet and square metres: home sizes and floor space. Square feet are common in the US, Canada and India, and square metres almost everywhere else.
Acres and hectares: land. Acres are used in the US, Canada and the UK, hectares in most other countries and in science.
Square kilometres and square miles: the size of cities, lakes and countries.

How to convert area in Excel or Google Sheets

Use =CONVERT(A1,"m2","ft2") to change square metres in A1 to square feet. Other unit codes include "in2", "yd2", "ha" and "uk_acre" or "us_acre" for acres.

How to use the Area Converter tool

Type the area in the Value box.
Choose the unit you are converting from and the unit you want.
Read the answer, or press the arrows to swap the two units.
Look at the table underneath for the same area in every unit, and copy the answer if you need it.

Frequently asked questions

How many square feet are in a square metre?

One square metre is 10.7639 square feet, and one square foot is 0.092903 square metres. A quick estimate is to multiply square metres by 10.76: a 100 m² home is about 1,076 ft².

How many square feet are in an acre?

An acre is exactly 43,560 square feet, which is about 4,046.86 square metres or 0.404686 hectares. There are 640 acres in a square mile.

How many acres are in a hectare?

One hectare is 2.47105 acres, and one acre is 0.404686 hectares. A hectare is 10,000 square metres, a square 100 metres on each side.

How do I convert square feet to square metres?

Multiply the square feet by 0.092903. For example, a 1,000 ft² apartment is 92.9 m². Do not use the length factor of 0.3048 on its own: for areas the factor is its square, which is 0.092903.

Why is a square yard 9 square feet and not 3?

A yard is 3 feet long, so a square yard is 3 feet by 3 feet, which is 9 square feet. Areas grow with the square of the length, which is why area factors are not the same as length factors.