Converters
12
Guide
How to convert area
Enter a surface area and choose the source and target units. Square metric, imperial, acreage, and hectare conversions are normalized through square meters.
Area uses square meters as the base unit: result = amount x source square-meter factor / target square-meter factor.
Examples
Area conversion examples
Square meters to square feet
10 m2
equals
107.639104167 ft2
Acres to hectares
1 ac
equals
0.40468564224 ha
Square miles to square kilometers
1 mi2
equals
2.58998811034 km2
Area
All conversions
Square meter to Square kilometer
Conversion library
Supported categories
Temperature
Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin with proper offset formulas.
deg C
deg F
K
Volume
Liters, cubic meters, and common US kitchen measures.
L
mL
m3
tsp
tbsp
fl oz
+4
Distance
Metric, imperial, nautical, and everyday distance units.
m
km
cm
mm
in
ft
+3
Data Byte
Bits, bytes, SI storage units, and binary storage units.
B
bit
KB
MB
GB
TB
+4
Mass
Grams, kilograms, tons, pounds, ounces, and stones.
kg
g
mg
t
lb
oz
+1
Area
Surface units from square millimeters to square miles.
m2
km2
cm2
mm2
ha
ac
+3
Speed
Meters per second, kilometers per hour, miles per hour, knots, and feet per second.
m/s
km/h
mph
kn
ft/s
Time
Exact time units from milliseconds to weeks.
s
ms
min
h
d
wk
Frequency
Hertz, kilohertz, megahertz, gigahertz, and revolutions per minute.
Hz
kHz
MHz
GHz
THz
rpm
Pressure
Pascals, bar, atmosphere, PSI, and torr.
Pa
kPa
bar
atm
psi
Torr
Energy
Joules, calories, watt-hours, kilowatt-hours, and BTU.
J
kJ
cal
kcal
Wh
kWh
+1
Angle
Degrees, radians, gradians, arcminutes, arcseconds, turns, and angular mils.
rad
deg
grad
'
''
turn
+1
Popular conversions
Area links
Conversion table
1 Square meter equals
| Unit | Value |
|---|---|
| Square kilometer km2 | 1E-06 |
| Square centimeter cm2 | 10000 |
| Square millimeter mm2 | 1000000 |
| Hectare ha | 0.0001 |
| Acre ac | 0.000247105381467 |
| Square foot ft2 | 10.7639104167 |
| Square inch in2 | 1550.00310001 |
| Square mile mi2 | 3.86102158542E-07 |
Formula model
Base-unit conversion
Area units grow by the square of their length units, so square feet and feet are not interchangeable.
base = amount * factor + offset
result = (base - targetOffset) / targetFactor
result = (base - targetOffset) / targetFactor
Scope
Fixed conversions first
Currency, crypto, and market-rate conversions need live exchange data, so they are kept separate from the fixed scientific units in this build.
Exact units
Lengths, masses, storage, time, and most derived units.
Offset units
Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin conversions.
FAQ
Area converter questions
Why are area conversions not the same as distance conversions?
Area is two-dimensional, so square units scale differently from linear units.
Can I convert acres and hectares?
Yes. Both are included for land measurement.