Area Converter — Convert Between Any Area Units
This free area converter lets you instantly convert between 12 area units including square meters, square feet, acres, hectares, square kilometers, square inches, square miles, square yards, and more. Select your source unit, enter a value, pick your target unit, and the result appears immediately — no button press required.
The converter also shows a full conversion table so you can see the same value expressed in every supported unit at a glance. This is especially useful when comparing land areas across countries that use different measurement standards.
Area Unit Reference — What Each Unit Means
Not all area units are familiar. Here's a quick reference for every unit this converter supports:
| Unit | Symbol | Equivalent in m² | Common Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Square millimeter | mm² | 0.000001 | Engineering drawings, small components |
| Square centimeter | cm² | 0.0001 | Paper, fabric, small surfaces |
| Square meter | m² | 1 | Rooms, apartments, floor area |
| Are | a | 100 | Garden plots (older European standard) |
| Hectare | ha | 10,000 | Farms, forests, large land areas |
| Square kilometer | km² | 1,000,000 | Cities, countries, geographic areas |
| Square inch | in² | 0.000645 | Screen sizes, small US/UK measurements |
| Square foot | ft² | 0.0929 | US/UK real estate, rooms |
| Square yard | yd² | 0.8361 | US/UK fabric, turf, landscaping |
| Acre | ac | 4,047 | US/UK land ownership, agriculture |
| Square mile | mi² | 2,589,988 | US/UK geographic regions, counties |
| Square foot (survey) | ft² (survey) | 0.092903 | US cadastral (land survey) mapping |
Most Common Area Conversions
These are the conversions people search for most often. Use the converter above for any value — the table below gives you the exact multipliers:
How to Use the Area Converter
- Enter your value in the input field — type any number (decimals supported).
- Select the "From" unit — the unit your value is already in.
- Select the "To" unit — the unit you want to convert to.
- The result appears instantly as you type — no button press needed. A full conversion table also populates below the result.
- Use the swap button (⇅) to flip From and To units without retyping.
Tip: the "Show all units" table in the result card shows your value converted to every unit simultaneously — useful when you need to compare multiple standards at once.
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