Area Converter

Convert square metres, hectares, acres, square feet, yards, miles and inches.

Area Converter

Worked example result
Converted area2.471054
Summary1 ha = 2.471054 acres

One hectare is about 2.471 acres — roughly the size of an international rugby pitch.

Convert land and surface areas through the square metre. One hectare is exactly 10,000 m², one acre is exactly 4046.8564224 m² (43,560 square feet), and one square foot is exactly 0.09290304 m².

Areas scale with the square of length: there are 10.764 square feet in a square metre, not 3.28 — a common source of conversion mistakes.

The formula

Result = Value × (factor of from-unit in m²) ÷ (factor of to-unit in m²)

Worked example

One hectare is about 2.471 acres — roughly the size of an international rugby pitch.

The example is pre-loaded in the result panel — press Calculate with your own numbers to replace it.

Frequently asked questions

How many acres are in a hectare?

About 2.471 acres. Going the other way, one acre is 0.4047 hectares.

How many square feet are in an acre?

Exactly 43,560 sq ft. An acre was historically the area a team of oxen could plough in a day: one chain (66 ft) by one furlong (660 ft).

How do I convert square metres to square feet?

Multiply by 10.7639 (the square of 3.28084). A 100 m² apartment is 1076 sq ft.

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