Area Converter

What is area converter?

An area converter changes the size of a surface between units, such as acres to hectares or square feet to square meters. It is useful for land, property, farming and building.

Some regions also use local units for land, which differ by area. This tool covers the international units, so convert local units to square feet or square meters first when you compare plots.

How to use the area converter

1. Enter the value.
2. Choose the unit you have and the unit you want.
3. Read the result and the table of all units.

How the area converter works

Each area is converted to square meters using exact factors: one square foot is 0.09290304 m2, one acre is 4,046.8564224 m2, one hectare is 10,000 m2 and one square mile is 2,589,988.11 m2. The result is divided by the target unit.

Worked example

Common uses of the area converter

• Property and plot sizes.
• Farming and land use.
• Floor plans.
• Real estate listings.
• Geography homework.

Tips and common mistakes

If a seller uses a local unit, ask for the size in square feet or square meters before you compare prices.

Use the table to compare many units at once.

Background: what to know before you rely on it

Land area has been measured by ancient units such as the acre, which began as the area a team of oxen could plough in a day. Metric countries use the hectare, defined as a square of 100 meters on each side. Real estate in some regions adds local units whose size varies by place. Because of this variation, written agreements should state the area in square feet or square meters.

Private, free and fast

This tool runs entirely in your browser. What you type or choose is not uploaded to a server and is not saved after you close the page, which keeps it fast and private. It is free to use as often as you like. See more in all converters, or browse the full list of tools.

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Results are for information and education. For legal, financial, medical or security decisions, check with a qualified professional. Check critical conversions with an official source.