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Area Converter
Switch between square meters, square feet, acres, hectares, and more.
About this converter
Area conversion is useful for property, architecture, landscaping, and planning. This converter covers both everyday floor-space units and larger land-area units.
The base unit for this converter is square-meter, which lets us map each unit into one consistent formula layer before converting to the target unit.
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Square meter
sq mThe SI-derived unit for area.
Also written as m2, sqm, square meters, square metre, square metres.
Square kilometer
sq kmA metric unit for very large areas.
Also written as km2, sqkm, square kilometers, square kilometre, square kilometres.
Square centimeter
sq cmA small metric area unit for compact surfaces.
Also written as cm2, sqcm, square centimeters, square centimetre, square centimetres.
Square millimeter
sq mmA metric area unit for very small surfaces.
Also written as mm2, sqmm, square millimeters, square millimetre, square millimetres.
Square micrometer
sq umA microscopic metric area unit.
Also written as um2, square micrometers, square micrometre, square micrometres.
Square foot
sq ftA customary unit for room and property area.
Also written as ft2, sqft, square feet.
Square yard
sq ydA customary area unit used for materials and land.
Also written as yd2, sqyd, square yards.
Square mile
sq miA customary area unit for large land regions.
Also written as mi2, sqmi, square miles.
Square inch
sq inA customary unit for small surface areas.
Also written as in2, sqin, square inches.
Square hectometer
sq hmSquare hectometer is a metric area unit based on decimal scaling of the square meter.
Square dekameter
sq damSquare dekameter is a metric area unit based on decimal scaling of the square meter.
Square decimeter
sq dmSquare decimeter is a metric area unit based on decimal scaling of the square meter.
Square nanometer
sq nmSquare nanometer is a metric area unit based on decimal scaling of the square meter.
Are
aAre is a metric area unit based on decimal scaling of the square meter.
Square mile (US survey)
sq mi US surveySquare mile (US survey) is a land-survey or property-area unit.
Square foot (US survey)
sq ft US surveySquare foot (US survey) is a land-survey or property-area unit.
Circular inch
circ inCircular inch is a specialist technical area unit.
Section
sectionSection is a land-survey or property-area unit.
Acre (US survey)
ac US surveyAcre (US survey) is a land-survey or property-area unit.
Square chain
sq chSquare chain is a land-survey or property-area unit.
Square rod
sq rdSquare rod is a land-survey or property-area unit.
Square rod (US survey)
sq rd US surveySquare rod (US survey) is a land-survey or property-area unit.
Square perch
sq perchSquare perch is a land-survey or property-area unit.
Square pole
sq poleSquare pole is a land-survey or property-area unit.
Square mil
sq milSquare mil is a specialist technical area unit.
Circular mil
cmilCircular mil is a specialist technical area unit.
Homestead
homesteadHomestead is a land-survey or property-area unit.
Arpent
arpentArpent is a historical or regional area unit.
Cuerda
cuerdaCuerda is a historical or regional area unit.
Varas castellanas cuad
vc cuadVaras castellanas cuad is a historical or regional area unit.
Varas conuqueras cuad
vq cuadVaras conuqueras cuad is a historical or regional area unit.
Electron cross section
electron cross sectionElectron cross section is a land-survey or property-area unit.
