Area Converter

Enter a value: Type the area measurement you want to convert.

Choose the source unit: Select the unit of your original measurement.

Choose the target unit: Select the unit you want to convert to.

View the result: The converter updates automatically as you change the value or units.

Swap units: Use the swap control to reverse the conversion direction.

Adjust precision: Select how many decimal places to display.

Copy a value: Use the individual copy button to copy the result or an equivalent measurement.

The equivalent-value cards let you compare the same area across other supported units without performing separate calculations.

Convert area measurements between square meters, hectares, acres, square feet, and other common units with this free online Area Converter. Enter a value, select its unit, and see equivalent measurements update instantly. You can swap units, adjust decimal precision, compare equivalent values, and copy individual results.

Area measures the size of a two-dimensional surface. It tells you how much space a surface covers, rather than how long or wide something is.

Area is commonly used to measure:

Land and property plots

Rooms, floors, and buildings

Gardens, farms, and fields

Construction and landscaping projects

Industrial and commercial spaces

Area is expressed in square units, such as square meters (m²), square feet (ft²), and square kilometers (km²).

Area is calculated by multiplying two lengths. For a rectangular surface:

Area = length × width

Because both measurements are converted, the length conversion factor must be squared.

For example:

1 meter = 100 centimeters.

1 square meter = 100 × 100 = 10,000 square centimeters.

This is why 1 m² equals 10,000 cm², not 100 cm².

The same principle applies to other square units. A conversion between meters and feet uses a length factor, while a conversion between square meters and square feet uses the square of that factor.

This converter supports the following ten units:

These examples use standard conversion factors and show how area units are used in everyday measurements.

Land measurement: hectares to acres

A plot of land measuring 2.5 hectares is equivalent to:

25,000 square meters

Approximately 6.1776 acres

Approximately 269,097.8 square feet

This type of conversion is useful when comparing land measurements that use metric and imperial units.

Room measurement: square meters to square feet

Imagine a rectangular room that is 4.5 meters long and 3.2 meters wide.

Area = 4.5 × 3.2 = 14.4 m²

That is approximately 155.0003 ft².

This conversion can help when comparing room sizes, floor plans, or property listings that use different measurement systems.

Property measurement: square feet to square meters

A property with an area of 1,200 square feet has an area of:

1,200 × 0.09290304 = 111.483648 m²

That is approximately 111.48 square meters.

Large land area: square kilometers to hectares

One square kilometer equals 100 hectares. Therefore, an area of 3 km² equals 300 hectares.