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Square Meter Converters

Convert square meters to and from other area units including sq ft, sq km, acres, hectares.

What this tool does

Convert square meters to and from other area units including sq ft, sq km, acres, hectares. Type an amount in square meters, choose the units, and the tool converts it to square feet. It offers 9 area units and also shows the same amount in the others.

Inputs

  • Value: A number.
  • From: Choose one from 9 options, including Square meter, Square kilometer, Square centimeter, Square millimeter, Square foot, Square inch. Starts as Square meter.
  • To: Choose one of the same 9 units as "From". Starts as Square foot.

How to use

  1. Enter the amount you want to convert.
  2. Choose the unit to convert from and the unit to convert to.
  3. Read the result: the converted amount and the same amount in the other units. It appears once every required field has a valid value.

Worked examples

Conversions from square meters to square feet:

  • 1 m² ≈ 10.76391 ft²
  • 5 m² ≈ 53.819552 ft²
  • 10 m² ≈ 107.639104 ft²
  • 50 m² ≈ 538.195521 ft²
  • 100 m² ≈ 1,076.391042 ft²

Multiply the number of square meters by about 10.76391 to get square feet. The factor follows from exact definitions. It has more digits than fit here, so it is shown rounded.

Sources: Square meter: SI Brochure, 9th edition (2019). Square foot: exact by definition.

Limitations

  • Converts units of area only. It does not work out an area from lengths or measure a plot.
  • Square-unit conversions treat the area as a number: nothing about shape or location is considered.

FAQs

Q: How many square feet are in one square meter?
A: One square meter is about 10.7639 square feet. Choose square meters as From and square feet as To to convert any value.
Q: How many square yards are in one square meter?
A: One square meter is about 1.19599 square yards. Choose square meters as From and square yards as To to convert any value.
Q: How many square meters are in one hectare?
A: One hectare is 10,000 square meters. Choose hectares as From and square meters as To to convert any value.
Q: Which acre does this use?
A: The international acre, defined as 43,560 square international feet (4046.8564224 square meters). The US survey acre is larger by about four parts per million and is not offered here.

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