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Area Converter

Convert area between square metric units, square inches, square feet, hectares and acres.

How to use this tool

Enter an area and select its source and target units.

Important to know

Convert area between square metric units, square inches, square feet, hectares and acres.

The acre uses the international foot. This is an area conversion, not a length conversion; square-unit factors are squared length factors.

Formula and methodology

1 ft² = 0.09290304 m²; 1 acre = 4,046.8564224 m²; 1 hectare = 10,000 m².

Example

1 hectare is about 2.47105 acres.

Frequently asked questions

Is one square foot 0.3048 square metres?

No. The foot-to-metre factor must be squared: 1 ft² = 0.09290304 m².