Area Converter

Convert area measurements between square meters, square feet, acres, hectares, and more.

Convert Units

Convert area measurements between different units including square meters, square feet, square kilometers, acres, hectares, and more with our professional area conversion tool.

What is Area Converter?

Area is the measure of the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape. It is expressed in square units and is fundamental in real estate, construction, agriculture, geography, and many other fields.

Understanding the Units

Square Meter (m²)

The SI unit of area. One square meter is the area of a square with sides of one meter.

Common Uses: Real estate, construction, land measurement worldwide

Reference: 1 m² = 10.764 square feet

Square Foot (ft²)

Imperial unit of area. The area of a square with sides of one foot.

Common Uses: Real estate and construction in the US, UK, Canada

Conversion: 1 ft² = 0.0929 m²

Acre

A unit of land area used in imperial and US customary systems. Originally the area a yoke of oxen could plow in one day.

Common Uses: Agriculture, land sales in US, UK, Canada

Conversion: 1 acre = 4,047 m² = 43,560 ft²

Hectare (ha)

A metric unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters. Commonly used for land measurement.

Common Uses: Agriculture, forestry, land planning worldwide

Conversion: 1 hectare = 10,000 m² = 2.471 acres

Square Kilometer (km²)

A large unit of area equal to one million square meters.

Common Uses: Geography, large land areas, countries, cities

Conversion: 1 km² = 1,000,000 m² = 247.1 acres

Common Conversions

  • Small apartment: 50 m² = 538 ft²
  • Average house: 200 m² = 2,153 ft²
  • Football field: ~0.7 hectares = 1.73 acres
  • Small farm: 10 hectares = 24.7 acres
  • City area: 100 km² = 38.6 square miles

Conversion Formulas

  • Square meters to square feet: ft² = m² × 10.764
  • Square feet to square meters: m² = ft² × 0.0929
  • Acres to hectares: ha = acres × 0.4047
  • Hectares to acres: acres = ha × 2.471
  • Square kilometers to square miles: mi² = km² × 0.3861

Practical Examples

Tennis court: ~260 m² = 2,800 ft²

Basketball court: ~420 m² = 4,520 ft²

Standard parking space: 12-15 m² = 130-160 ft²

Olympic swimming pool: 1,250 m² = 13,455 ft²

When to Use Each Unit

Square metres (m²): International standard for real estate, construction, and science
Square feet (ft²): Real estate in the US, UK, and Canada
Acres: Agricultural land, rural property in the US and UK
Hectares (ha): Farming, forestry, and land planning in metric countries
Square kilometres (km²): Geography, comparing city sizes and country areas
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