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Square Meters to Square Feet Converter

Convert square meters to square feet, or any of square feet, square yards, acres and hectares to the others, using the exact US definitions. It also turns a price per m² into a price per sq ft.

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Optional. Your price per m², sq ft or other unit above, e.g. from a metric supplier quote. It is converted to a price per sq ft and per m².

100 m² in sq ft
1,076.39 sq ft
119.6sq yd
0.0247105acres
0.01ha
square meters (m²) · entered100
square feet (sq ft) · 1 sq ft = 0.09290304 m²1,076.39
square yards (sq yd) · 1 sq yd = 0.83612736 m²119.6
acres · 1 acre = 4,046.8564224 m²0.0247105
hectares (ha) · 1 ha = 10,000 m²0.01

Quick check: 1 m² is about 10.76 sq ft, and 1 acre is 43,560 sq ft. Factors use the international foot, exactly 0.3048 m.

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How the square meters to Square feet converter calculation works

  1. 1 foot is exactly 0.3048 meters

    So 1 sq ft is 0.3048 × 0.3048 = 0.09290304 m² exactly, and 1 m² is about 10.7639 sq ft.

  2. Square meters to square feet: divide by 0.09290304

    100 m² ÷ 0.09290304 = 1,076.39 sq ft. Multiplying by 10.764 gives nearly the same answer.

  3. Square feet to square meters: multiply by 0.09290304

    A 2,000 sq ft house is 2,000 × 0.09290304 = 185.81 m².

  4. Acres and hectares

    1 acre is 43,560 sq ft, which is 4,046.8564224 m² or 0.40468564224 hectares. 1 hectare is 10,000 m², about 2.471 acres.

Worked example. A floor plan from a European supplier lists a 100 m² showroom. 100 ÷ 0.09290304 = 1,076.39 sq ft, which is 119.6 sq yd, 0.0247105 acres or 0.01 hectares.

Square Meters to Square Feet Converter FAQ

How do I convert square meters to square feet?

Multiply the square meters by 10.7639, or divide by 0.09290304 for an exact answer. 100 m² is 1,076.39 sq ft.

How do I convert square feet to square meters?

Multiply the square feet by 0.09290304. 1,000 sq ft is 92.90 m². Dividing by 10.764 gives almost the same result.

How many square feet are in a square meter?

1 square meter is 10.7639 square feet (10.76391 to five decimals). It comes from 1 ÷ 0.3048².

How many square feet are in an acre?

Exactly 43,560 sq ft. To convert square feet to acres, divide by 43,560: 10,000 sq ft is 0.2296 acres.

How do I convert hectares to acres?

Multiply hectares by 2.47105. 1 hectare is 10,000 m², or 2.471 acres. To go from acres to hectares, multiply by 0.40468564224.

How do I convert a price per square meter to a price per square foot?

Multiply the price per m² by 0.09290304. $50 per m² is $4.65 per sq ft. Enter the price above to do it for any unit.

Does the US survey foot change the answer?

Since January 1, 2023, NIST has replaced the US survey foot with the international foot (0.3048 m exactly) for all uses. The old acre was about 0.016 m² bigger, which does not matter for building work.

Sources: NIST SP 811, Appendix B.9: Factors for units listed by kind of quantity (area) · NIST Handbook 44 (2024), Appendix C: General tables of units of measurement · NIST: U.S. survey foot deprecated, 1 foot = 0.3048 m from 1 Jan 2023

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