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All 17 area units are converted through a single base unit, so any unit can be converted to any other. Enter a value, choose the units and press Convert, or open a conversion page for the exact factor and a reference table.

For example, 1 square meters (m²) = 10.7639 square feet (ft²).

Area unit definitions

Square Meters (m²)
A square meter is the area of a square one meter on each side, the SI unit of area. Floor space outside the United States is measured in square meters.
Square Kilometers (km²)
A square kilometer is one million square meters, about 0.386 square miles or 100 hectares. The areas of cities and countries are given in square kilometers.
Square Centimeters (cm²)
A square centimeter is the area of a square one centimeter on each side, equal to 100 square millimeters or about 0.155 square inches.
Hectares (ha)
A hectare is 10,000 square meters, the area of a square 100 meters on each side, about 2.471 acres. Farmland and forests are commonly measured in hectares.
Square Feet (ft²)
A square foot is the area of a square one foot on each side, about 0.0929 square meters. Homes and commercial property in the United States are sized in square feet.
Square Inches (in²)
A square inch is the area of a square one inch on each side, about 6.45 square centimeters. There are 144 square inches in a square foot.
Square Yards (yd²)
A square yard is 9 square feet, about 0.836 square meters. Carpet and fabric are often priced by the square yard.
Square Miles (mi²)
A square mile is 640 acres, about 2.59 square kilometers. It is used for land areas in the United States.
Acres (ac)
An acre is 43,560 square feet, about 4,047 square meters or 0.405 hectares. Historically it was the area a team of oxen could plough in a day.

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