What this tool does
Converts area values between sq metres, sq feet, sq yards, sq kilometres, sq miles, acres, and hectares simultaneously.
Converter and calculator
Area Converter
Convert between square meters, square feet, acres, hectares, square kilometres, and more. Instant results with full precision — useful for real estate, farming, construction, and geography.
Complete guide
How to use Area Converter
Unit converters guide for area converter users.
Area measurement units vary dramatically by region and industry. Real estate in the US uses square feet; agricultural land in the UK uses acres; European planning uses square metres and hectares; large-scale geography uses square kilometres. This converter handles all of them instantly.
Enter a value in any unit and all other units update simultaneously. Precision is maintained to 6 significant figures, enough for all practical purposes including legal land descriptions.
How to use it
Type a value into any unit field. All other fields update instantly with the converted values.
Best practices
For land purchases, verify the official measurement in the land registry or title document. Rounding at high precision can cause minor discrepancies in legal contexts.
Quick checklist
- Type in any field — all others update instantly.
- Use acres for US/UK agricultural land, hectares for European land.
- 1 acre = 4,047 sq metres; 1 hectare = 10,000 sq metres.
- For property listings, confirm the unit used in the listing before converting.
Answers
Area Converter FAQs
How many square feet in an acre?
43,560 square feet = 1 acre.
How many acres in a hectare?
1 hectare = 2.471 acres.
What unit does the US use for residential land?
Square feet for small plots; acres for larger ones. Lot sizes under half an acre are almost always listed in square feet.
Does this handle square inches or square centimetres?
Yes — those are available in the full unit list. Scroll to find smaller units.