Popular conversions
11 pairsSquare Meter ↔ Square Foot
m² ↔ ft²
Hectare ↔ Square Meter
ha ↔ m²
Square Centimeter ↔ Square Meter
cm² ↔ m²
Square Millimeter ↔ Square Centimeter
mm² ↔ cm²
Square Kilometer ↔ Square Meter
km² ↔ m²
Square Inch ↔ Square Centimeter
in² ↔ cm²
Acre ↔ Square Meter
ac ↔ m²
Donum ↔ Square Meter
dönüm ↔ m²
Donum ↔ Decare
dönüm ↔ dekar
Donum ↔ Hectare
dönüm ↔ ha
Decare ↔ Square Meter
dekar ↔ m²
Unit guides
10 unitsDetailed guide to Area
Area measures the size of a surface. It appears in floor plans, land records, pressure calculations, heat transfer and many other technical contexts.
The square meter is the SI derived unit of area, while units such as the square foot and hectare are still common in practical work.
- Physical quantity
- Area
- SI unit
- Square meter
- SI symbol
- m²
- Dimension symbol
- L²
- Typical use
- Land, floor area and section sizing
What is area?
Area describes two-dimensional extent. It is used for rooms, plots, panels, cross-sections and any measurable surface.
Because area is derived from length multiplied by length, conversion factors must also be squared when changing units.
Square meters, hectares and square feet
The square meter is the main SI area unit. The hectare is a larger metric unit widely used in agriculture and land management.
The square foot is common in architectural and construction practice in imperial and US customary systems.
How are area units converted?
Area conversions preserve the same physical surface while expressing it in another unit.
For example, one hectare equals 10,000 square meters, and one square meter equals about 10.7639 square feet.
Area units
| Unit | Symbol | Information |
|---|---|---|
| Square Meter | m² | View unit guide |
| Hectare | ha | View unit guide |
| Square Foot | ft² | View unit guide |
| Square Centimeter | cm² | View unit guide |
| Square Millimeter | mm² | View unit guide |
| Square Kilometer | km² | View unit guide |
| Square Inch | in² | View unit guide |
| Acre | ac | View unit guide |
| Donum | dönüm | View unit guide |
| Decare | dekar | View unit guide |
Sources
The definitions and conversion relationships on this page are aligned with standard metrology and SI reference material.