Area Converter

Area Converter

A simple area converter tool to convert area among 16 different units, from metric to non-metric systems and many more.

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How to use Area Converter?

  1. Firstly, select the unit you want to convert from, in the first column.
  2. Then, type in the value in the first text box.
  3. Now, select the unit you want to convert to, from the second column.
  4. Consequently, the result will be displayed above the second column.

What is Area?

It is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional figure. Additionally, its SI unit is metre square (m2).

Unit Conversions:

This tool consists of 16 area units in total, namely, metric, non-metric and some other units

Metric area units:

A metric system is a system of measurement that followed a decimal system based on metre introduced in France, during the 1790s. Also, it is the most popular unit system.

For example, some metric units of area are:

  • 1 kilometre square = 1,000,000 metre square.
  • 1 metre square = 10,000 centimetre square.
  • 1 centimetre square = 100 millimetre square.

Non-Metric area units:

The systems used before metric systems, like the (British) imperial and, the United States customary systems of measurement.

Namely, some non-metric units of area are:

  • 1 inch square = 6.4516 centimetre square.
  • 1 foot square = 0.09290304 metre square.
  • 1 yard square = 0.83612736 metre square.
  • 1-mile square = 2.589988110336 kilometre square.
  • 1 acre = 4046.8564224 metre square.
  • 1 rood = 1011.7141056 metre square.

Others:

Some other units of area, that do not fall in the above categories are:

  • 1 are = 100 square metres.
  • 1 barn = 10−28 square meters.
  • 1 hectare = 10,000 square metres.
  • 1 square rod = 25.2929 square metres.
  • 1 homestead = 647497.027584  square metres.
  • 1 township = 93239571.9721  square metres.