Area Converter
Transform area units effortlessly. Convert between square meters, acres, hectares, and more. Perfect for real estate, construction, and land management.
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Did You Know?
Square Meters
The standard metric unit of area, defined as the area of a square with sides of 1 meter. It's widely used internationally for measuring medium-sized areas in construction, architecture, and land management.
Square Kilometers
A metric unit of area equal to one million square meters. It's commonly used for measuring large land areas, such as cities, countries, or geographical features. For reference, the city of New York covers about 784 km².
Frequently Asked Questions
To use the Area Converter, enter the value you want to convert in the 'Amount to convert' field. Then, select the unit you're converting from in the 'Convert from' dropdown and the unit you're converting to in the 'Convert to' dropdown. The result will instantly appear in the 'Output' box below.
The Area Converter supports a wide range of area units, including square meters, square feet, acres, hectares, square kilometers, square miles, and more. You can easily convert between any of these units by selecting them from the dropdown menus.
No, you won't lose your data when refreshing the page. The Area Converter preserves your input and conversion settings even after a page reload, ensuring you can continue working without losing any information.
The Area Converter provides highly accurate results, using precise mathematical formulas for conversions. It maintains accuracy up to several decimal places, making it suitable for both everyday use and more specialized applications like real estate or land surveying.
Absolutely! The Area Converter is perfect for landscaping, construction, and home improvement projects. It can help you quickly convert between different area units, making it easier to plan and estimate material needs for your projects.
About the Units
Acres
A traditional unit of land area used in the imperial and US customary systems. One acre is approximately the size of a standard American football field without the end zones. It's commonly used for measuring farmland, real estate, and large property areas.
Ares
A metric unit of area, equal to 100 square meters. It's primarily used in land measurement and is common in many European countries. One are is about the size of a small home garden or a tennis court.
Circular Inches
A unit used to measure the cross-sectional area of circular objects, particularly in plumbing and electrical work. It's defined as the area of a circle with a diameter of one inch. This unit is useful for comparing pipe sizes or wire gauges.
Hectares
A metric unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters or 2.47 acres. It's widely used internationally for measuring large land areas, particularly in agriculture and land management. One hectare is about the size of a European football pitch.
Hides
An old English unit of land area, historically defined as enough land to support a household. Its exact size varied but was typically around 120 acres. This unit provides historical context in land surveys and medieval studies.
Roods
An old unit of land area used in the imperial system, equal to one-quarter of an acre. It's still occasionally used in legal descriptions of land in some Commonwealth countries. A rood is approximately the size of a small urban garden.
Square Centimeters
A metric unit of area, equal to a square that is 1 centimeter on each side. It's commonly used in scientific measurements, particularly in physics and engineering, for small surface areas.
Square Feet (US & UK)
A unit of area in the imperial and US customary systems, defined as the area of a square with sides of 1 foot. It's widely used in architecture, construction, and real estate for measuring floor space and small land areas.
Square Feet (US Survey)
A slightly different definition of square feet used in US land surveys. The difference is minimal but can be significant in large-scale land measurements. It's used to maintain consistency with historical land records.
Square Inches
A small unit of area in the imperial and US customary systems. It's often used in engineering and manufacturing for small components, as well as in calculating the size of electronic displays or photographic prints.
Square Miles
A unit of area in the imperial and US customary systems, equal to the area of a square with sides of 1 mile. It's commonly used for measuring large land areas, such as counties or states. Rhode Island, the smallest US state, is about 1,545 square miles.
Square Millimeters
A very small metric unit of area, equal to the area of a square with sides of 1 millimeter. It's used in precise scientific and engineering measurements, particularly in materials science and microelectronics.
Squares (of Timber)
A unit used in the timber and roofing industries, equal to 100 square feet. It's particularly useful for estimating materials needed for roofing projects or large wooden structures.
Square Rods (or Poles)
An old unit of land measurement in the imperial system, equal to 30.25 square yards. It's occasionally still used in legal land descriptions and provides historical context in land surveying.
Square Yards
A unit of area in the imperial and US customary systems, equal to 9 square feet. It's often used in carpet sales, landscaping, and for measuring smaller outdoor areas like gardens or small plots of land.
Townships
A unit of area used in the US Public Land Survey System, equal to 36 square miles. It's primarily used in land management and rural planning, particularly in the western United States. A township is typically divided into 36 sections of one square mile each.