Square Meters Converter

The square meter (m²) is the SI base unit of area — the area of a square with sides of one meter.

Common Square Meter Conversions

• 1 m² = 10,000 cm² — one hundred centimeters in each dimension, so 100² = 10,000.
• 1 m² ≈ 10.764 ft² — a common conversion when comparing apartment sizes in Europe and the US.
• 1 m² ≈ 1.196 yd² — used in the textile industry.
• 1 m² = 0.0001 ha — ten thousand square meters equal one hectare.
• 100 m² = 1 are (sotka) — a traditional measure for garden plots.
• 1 m² ≈ 0.000247 acres — multiply by 0.000247 to convert to acres.

The square meter is the standard for measuring residential, office, and small land areas in most countries.