Area Unit Converter

Area conversions are essential for land development, building design, earthwork calculations, and property surveying. US engineers use acres and square feet, while international practice uses hectares and square meters.

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Area Conversion Table

km²cm²mm²haac
10.00000110,0001,000,0000.00010.00024711
50.00000550,0005,000,0000.00050.0012355
100.00001100,00010,000,0000.0010.0024711
250.000025250,00025,000,0000.00250.0061776
500.00005500,00050,000,0000.0050.012355
1000.00011,000,000100,000,0000.010.024711
2500.000252,500,000250,000,0000.0250.061776
5000.00055,000,000500,000,0000.050.12355
1,0000.00110,000,0001.00000e+90.10.24711

Area Units

Square Meter SI

SI unit of area. Standard international unit for floor area, lot size, and construction quantities.

km² Square Kilometer SI

Used for large land areas, watershed boundaries, and regional planning.

cm² Square Centimeter SI

Used for cross-sectional areas of structural members, pipe areas, and material properties.

mm² Square Millimeter SI

Standard metric unit for rebar cross-section, wire gauge, and structural steel section properties.

ha Hectare Metric

Equal to 10,000 m² (100m x 100m). International standard for land area measurement.

ac Acre US

Primary US land area unit. Equal to 43,560 ft². Standard for real estate, zoning, and land development.

ft² Square Foot US

Primary US unit for building floor area, roofing, and construction material estimates.

in² Square Inch US

Used for cross-sectional areas of structural members, bolts, and reinforcing steel in US practice.

yd² Square Yard US

Used in US construction for paving, flooring, and earthwork surface area calculations.

mi² Square Mile US

Used for watershed areas, county planning, and large-scale land management. Equal to 640 acres.

a Are Metric

Equal to 100 m². Basis for the hectare (100 ares). Occasionally used in European land measurement.

section Section US

US Public Land Survey System unit equal to one square mile (640 acres). Used in land management.

b Barn SI

Used in nuclear and particle physics for cross-sectional areas. 1 barn = 10⁻²⁸ m².

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