Area Converter

Convert area units instantly between square meters, square feet, square kilometers, acres, hectares, and more.

How Area Conversion Works

Area measurements represent the size of a surface. Different units exist for land measurement, construction, real estate, mapping, and science. All units can be converted using fixed relationships to square meters, the SI base unit.

Area Conversion Factors (Base: 1 m²)

1 mm²     = 0.000001 m²
1 cm²     = 0.0001 m²
1 m²      = 1 m²
1 km²     = 1,000,000 m²
1 in²     = 0.00064516 m²
1 ft²     = 0.092903 m²
1 yd²     = 0.836127 m²
1 acre    = 4046.856 m²
1 hectare = 10,000 m²

Common Use Cases

  • Land measurement and real estate listings
  • Construction site planning
  • Architecture and surveying
  • Agricultural land measurement (acres, hectares)

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. 1 hectare = 2.471 acres, so a hectare is larger.
Different countries use traditional and metric systems based on history and standard practices.
All units are equally accurate; they simply represent different scales of measurement.