Area Converter
Enter a value and choose your source and target units to convert instantly between square feet, square meters, square yards, acres, hectares, and square miles.
Converted value
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How the Area Converter formula works
Every unit routes through square meters as a common base:
value_in_m² = value × factor_of_source_unit result = value_in_m² / factor_of_target_unit
For example, 1 acre = 4,046.86 m² and 1 hectare = 10,000 m².
Step-by-step calculation
- Multiply the entered value by its unit's conversion factor to get square meters.
- Divide that square meter value by the target unit's conversion factor.
- Round to a sensible number of decimal places.
Worked example
Converting 2 acres to hectares: 2 × 4,046.86 m² = 8,093.72 m². 8,093.72 / 10,000 ≈ 0.81 hectares.
Frequently asked questions
How big is an acre, intuitively?
An acre is about 90% the size of a standard American football field (excluding end zones), or roughly 4,047 square meters — a commonly used reference for land area in the US.
Is a hectare bigger than an acre?
Yes — one hectare (10,000 m²) is about 2.47 acres, making it roughly 2.5 times larger than an acre.