Area converter
Convert between square meters, square feet, acres, hectares, square kilometers and square miles.
1 square meter = 10.76391042 square feet
Formula: square feet = square meters × 10.76391042
About the units
Area units explained
Area units are lengths squared, so the conversion factor is squared too. A meter is about 3.28 feet, but a square meter is about 10.76 square feet (3.28 × 3.28).
For land, metric countries use hectares (10,000 m²) and the US and UK use acres (about 4,047 m²). Homes are sized in square meters in most of the world and in square feet in North America.
Quick reference
| Unit | Symbol | In square meters |
|---|---|---|
| square centimeter | cm² | 0.0001 m² |
| square meter | m² | 1 m² |
| hectare | ha | 10,000 m² |
| square kilometer | km² | 1,000,000 m² |
| square inch | in² | 0.00064516 m² |
| square foot | ft² | 0.09290304 m² |
| square yard | yd² | 0.83612736 m² |
| acre | ac | 4,046.856422 m² |
| square mile | mi² | 2,589,988.11 m² |
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Frequently asked questions
How many square feet are in a square meter?
About 10.764 square feet.
How big is an acre?
An acre is 43,560 square feet or about 4,047 square meters, a little over half the size of a soccer pitch.
How many acres are in a hectare?
About 2.471 acres.