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Area Converter
Convert area units: square feet, square meters, acres, hectares, square yards, square miles, and more. Perfect for real estate, construction, land measurement, and international conversions.
Use Area Converter to get instant results without uploads or sign-ups. Everything runs securely in your browser for fast, reliable output.
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About this tool
Area conversion is essential in many fields: real estate (comparing property sizes internationally), construction (converting architectural plans), agriculture (measuring farmland), land surveying, interior design, and scientific research. Different countries use different measurement systems—the US primarily uses square feet and acres, while most other countries use square meters and hectares.
Our Area Converter handles all common area units with precision. Convert between imperial units (square feet, square yards, square miles, acres) and metric units (square meters, square kilometers, hectares) seamlessly. The calculator uses exact conversion factors, ensuring accuracy for legal documents, property transactions, and professional projects.
Understanding area conversions helps in numerous situations: evaluating international real estate listings, converting home dimensions for flooring or paint calculations, comparing land parcels, understanding property specifications in foreign markets, or working on construction projects with international teams. Even small properties can involve large numbers when converting units.
The converter is particularly valuable for real estate professionals showing properties to international clients, contractors working with imported materials, students studying different measurement systems, and anyone dealing with property or land across borders. Quick, accurate area conversions eliminate confusion and ensure everyone is working with the correct measurements.
Usage examples
Home Size Conversion
Convert 2,000 sq ft home to square meters
2,000 sq ft = 185.81 sq meters
Land Plot
Convert 5 acres to hectares for international listing
5 acres = 2.02 hectares
Room Measurement
Convert 150 sq ft bedroom to square meters
150 sq ft = 13.94 sq meters
Large Property
Convert 100 hectares farm to acres
100 hectares = 247.11 acres
City Comparison
Convert 50 square miles to square kilometers
50 sq miles = 129.50 sq kilometers
How to use
- Enter the area value you want to convert.
- Select the unit you're converting FROM (e.g., square feet).
- Select the unit you're converting TO (e.g., square meters).
- Click "Convert" to see the result instantly.
- The converter shows precise results with multiple decimal places.
- Useful for real estate listings, property measurements, and construction projects.
Benefits
- Convert between all common area units instantly
- Accurate conversions using precise scientific conversion factors
- Essential for international real estate transactions and listings
- Useful for construction projects with mixed measurement systems
- Helps compare property sizes across different countries
- Perfect for architects and engineers working globally
- Simplifies flooring, painting, and material calculations
- Educational tool for learning metric and imperial systems
- Free alternative to manual conversion calculations
- Prevents costly measurement errors in property deals
- Mobile-friendly for on-site conversions
- Supports both small (square inches) and large (square miles) areas
FAQs
How many square feet are in a square meter?
One square meter equals approximately 10.764 square feet. This is commonly rounded to 10.76 sq ft. To convert square meters to square feet, multiply by 10.764. To convert square feet to square meters, divide by 10.764 or multiply by 0.0929.
How many acres are in a hectare?
One hectare equals approximately 2.471 acres. Hectares are commonly used internationally for measuring land, while acres are primarily used in the United States. To convert hectares to acres, multiply by 2.471. To convert acres to hectares, divide by 2.471 or multiply by 0.4047.
What's the difference between square feet and square yards?
A square yard is a larger unit than a square foot. Specifically, 1 square yard = 9 square feet (because 1 yard = 3 feet, and 3 × 3 = 9). Square yards are often used for carpeting and flooring, while square feet are more common for room and home sizes.
How do I convert area measurements for international real estate?
US and UK listings typically use square feet, while most other countries use square meters. To compare properties: divide square feet by 10.764 to get square meters, or multiply square meters by 10.764 to get square feet. A 100 sq meter apartment is approximately 1,076 sq feet.
What is an acre and how big is it?
An acre is 43,560 square feet, roughly the size of an American football field (without the end zones). It's a traditional unit for measuring land, especially in agriculture and real estate. One acre equals about 0.405 hectares or 4,047 square meters.
Why do area conversions involve squaring?
Area is two-dimensional (length × width), so conversion factors are squared. For example, since 1 foot = 0.3048 meters, 1 square foot = (0.3048)² = 0.0929 square meters. This is why area conversions use different factors than length conversions.
Can I use this for calculating paint or flooring amounts?
Yes! Once you know the area in your preferred unit, you can calculate materials. Paint coverage is typically listed as square feet or square meters per gallon/liter. Flooring is sold by square foot/meter. Convert your room measurements to match the material specifications.
What are square kilometers and square miles used for?
Square kilometers and square miles measure very large areas: cities, states, countries, lakes, forests. 1 square mile = 2.59 square kilometers. For example, Los Angeles covers about 503 square miles (1,302 sq km). These units are too large for typical properties or rooms.
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