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Square Yard Converters

Convert square yards to and from square feet, square meters, acres, square inches, and other area units.

What this tool does

Convert square yards to and from square feet, square meters, acres, square inches, and other area units. Type an amount in square feet, choose the units, and the tool converts it to square yards. It offers 6 area units and also shows the same amount in the others.

Inputs

  • Value: A number.
  • From: Choose one: Square yard, Square foot, Square inch, Square centimeter, Square meter, Acre (international). Starts as Square foot.
  • To: Choose one of the same 6 units as "From". Starts as Square yard.

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 feet to square yards:

  • 1 ft² ≈ 0.111111 yd²
  • 5 ft² ≈ 0.555556 yd²
  • 10 ft² ≈ 1.111111 yd²
  • 50 ft² ≈ 5.555556 yd²
  • 100 ft² ≈ 11.111111 yd²

Multiply the number of square feet by about 0.111111 to get square yards. The factor follows from exact definitions. It has more digits than fit here, so it is shown rounded.

Sources: Square foot: exact by definition. Square yard: 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 yard?
A: One square yard is 9 square feet. Choose square yards as From and square feet as To to convert any value.
Q: How many square meters are in one square yard?
A: One square yard is exactly 0.83612736 square meters. Choose square yards as From and square meters as To to convert any value.
Q: How many square yards are in one acre?
A: One acre is 4840 square yards. Choose acres as From and square yards 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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