Area Converter
Convert between metric and imperial area units instantly. Type any value to update all fields simultaneously.
Common Area Conversions
How many square feet are in a square metre?
1 square metre equals approximately 10.7639 square feet. To convert square metres to square feet, multiply by 10.764. Going the other way, multiply square feet by 0.0929 to get square metres. A typical UK living room of 20 m² is about 215 sq ft.
How many acres in a hectare?
1 hectare equals 2.47105 acres. A hectare is 10,000 square metres — a square 100 m × 100 m. An acre is 4,046.86 square metres. UK farmland and large estates are typically measured in acres; European farmland more commonly in hectares.
How big is an acre in square feet?
1 acre equals exactly 43,560 square feet, or about 4,047 square metres. For a visual reference, a standard UK football pitch (68 m × 105 m = 7,140 m²) is approximately 1.76 acres.
What is the difference between a hectare and a square kilometre?
1 square kilometre equals exactly 100 hectares. A hectare is 10,000 m²; a square kilometre is 1,000,000 m². The City of London (the financial district) covers about 2.9 km² — that's 290 hectares or roughly 717 acres.
How do I convert square metres to square feet quickly?
A quick mental shortcut: multiply square metres by 10.75 (or just 11 for a rough figure). So a 50 m² flat ≈ 538 sq ft. UK property listings typically advertise in both square feet and square metres, so this conversion is frequently useful.