area conversion

The following utility will enable you to convert area expressed in one unit to another unit

Convert Enter a number here to convert units

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Precision Enter a number for decimal place precision

For very small numbers or to improve rounding you can set the number of decimal places

Area is generally expressed in square metres (m²). one square metre is a ten thousandth of a hectare or one hundredth of an are.
The information in the table below provides a method of converting area from other units to metres.

Scheme	multiply by
Acre (based on U.S. survey foot)	4 046.873
barn (b)	0.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 1
circular mil	0.000 000 000 506 707 5
hectare (ha)	10 000
square foot (ft²)	0.092 903 04
square inch (in²)	0.000 645 16
square mile (based on U.S. survey foot) (mi²)	2 589 988
square yard (yd²)	0.836 127 4