🗺️ Area Converter
Convert between square meters, square feet, acres, hectares and other area units. Real-estate and land measurements are the most common use, 1 square meter equals 10.7639 square feet.
1 cm² = 0.0001 m²
1 square centimeters = 0.0001 square meters
1 × 0.0001 = 0.0001
1 cm² equals 0.0001 m², so multiplying by 0.0001 converts the value. The result describes the exact same quantity, only the measuring stick changes.
Popular area conversions
- Square feet to Square meters (ft² → m²)
- Square meters to Square feet (m² → ft²)
- Acres to Hectares (ac → ha)
- Hectares to Acres (ha → ac)
- Acres to Square feet (ac → ft²)
- Square feet to Acres (ft² → ac)
- Square kilometers to Square miles (km² → mi²)
- Square miles to Square kilometers (mi² → km²)
- Square yards to Square meters (yd² → m²)
- Square meters to Square yards (m² → yd²)
- Square feet to Square yards (ft² → yd²)
- Square yards to Square feet (yd² → ft²)
All area units
| Unit | Symbol | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Square centimeter | cm² | A square centimeter (cm²) is the area of a 1 cm × 1 cm square. It is used for small surfaces such as labels, screens and wounds in medicine. |
| Square meter | m² | A square meter (m²) is the SI unit of area, a 1 m × 1 m square. Apartment and house sizes are quoted in square meters in most of the world. |
| Hectare | ha | A hectare (ha) is 10,000 square meters, a 100 m × 100 m square, about 2.47 acres. It is the standard metric unit for land and farm area. |
| Square kilometer | km² | A square kilometer (km²) is one million square meters (100 hectares). City and country areas are measured in square kilometers. |
| Square inch | in² | A square inch (in²) is the area of a 1 in × 1 in square, exactly 6.4516 cm². It appears in screen areas, pizza sizes and pressure units (psi). |
| Square foot | ft² | A square foot (ft²) is the area of a 1 ft × 1 ft square, exactly 0.09290304 m². US and Indian real estate is priced per square foot. |
| Square yard | yd² | A square yard (yd²) is 9 square feet, exactly 0.83612736 m². Carpet and fabric are often sold by the square yard; in South Asia it is known as the "gaj". |
| Acre | ac | An acre is 43,560 square feet, exactly 4,046.8564224 m², roughly the area of an American football field without the end zones. It is the customary land unit in the US and UK. |
| Square mile | mi² | A square mile (mi²) is 640 acres, about 2.59 km². It is used for large land areas such as cities and counties in the US and UK. |
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert area units?
Choose your two units in the converter above and type a value, the result updates instantly, entirely in your browser. All 9 area units on this page are interchangeable, so you can convert in either direction.
Which area units can I convert here?
This converter supports 9 area units: Square centimeter (cm²), Square meter (m²), Hectare (ha), Square kilometer (km²) and 5 more. Pick any two to convert between them.
What is the most common area conversion?
One of the most-used area conversions is Square feet to Square meters (ft² → m²). Every area pair we support is linked below, each with its own formula and table.
Is this Area Converter free and private?
Yes. It is free with no sign-up, uses the exact internationally defined conversion factors, and computes every result locally in your browser, nothing you type is uploaded, and the page keeps working offline.