Area Converter

Property listings change units by country: India quotes square feet, Europe square metres, farms acres and development land hectares. A '1,000 sq ft' flat and a '93 m²' flat are the same home, and a 5-acre field is 2.02 hectares — but only if you convert instead of assume. This calculator puts every floor area and plot you enter onto one scale in a single step.

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Results

In square feet (ft²): 1,076.39
In square yards (yd²): 119.599
In acres (acre): 0.024711
In hectares (ha): 0.01
In square centimetres (cm²): 1,000,000
Exact factor: 1 m² = 10.76391 ft²

How is the Area Converter calculated?

Enter the area and pick the unit it is quoted in. The result arrives in the unit you asked for, then four related units follow — square yards, acres, hectares and square centimetres — so a 100 m² flat reads as 1,076 ft² immediately. The factor row (1 m² = 10.76391 ft²) shows the exact multiplier, letting you redo the arithmetic with a calculator of your own.

Formula

Convert through square metres: m² = value × from factor, then target = m² ÷ to factor. Exact factors: 1 ft² = 0.09290304 m² · 1 yd² = 0.83612736 m² · 1 acre = 4,046.8564224 m² · 1 hectare = 10,000 m². Areas scale with the square of length, so 1 m² = 10.7639 ft² — not 3.28 ft².

Example

A flat advertised as 1,000 ft² is 1,000 × 0.09290304 = 92.90 m². A 5-acre plot is 5 × 0.4046856 = 2.02 hectares, and one acre is exactly 4,840 yd². If a builder quotes 250 m² of flooring, that is 250 × 10.7639 = 2,690.98 ft² — worth checking when the tiles are sold by the box in imperial sizes.

Things to remember

Square units mislead because they scale with the square of length: double both sides of a room and the area quadruples. Always convert areas with an area factor rather than a linear one, and remember that 'carpet area', 'built-up area' and 'super built-up area' are different measurements before comparing two listings.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many square feet are in one square metre?

10.763910417. Since 1 m = 3.28084 ft, squaring that gives 10.7639 ft². For estimates, multiply m² by 10.76: a 90 m² flat is about 969 ft², and a 12 m² room is 129.17 ft² by the exact factor.

How do I convert acres to hectares?

Multiply acres by 0.40468564224. An acre is 4,046.8564224 m² and a hectare is 10,000 m², so 5 acres come to 2.02 ha. Run it backwards by dividing instead: 1 ha = 2.471 acres.

What is the difference between an acre and a hectare?

A hectare is the larger of the two: 10,000 m² against an acre's 4,046.86 m², so one hectare holds about 2.471 acres. A football pitch is roughly 0.7 ha or 1.73 acres depending on the competition's exact dimensions.

Why does my room's area not match width times length?

Usually mixed units or rounding. Convert both sides first: 4 m × 3 m is 12 m², and the same room is 13.12 ft × 9.84 ft = 129.17 ft², which is the identical area. If it still differs, one measurement probably includes a cupboard, a wall or a balcony.