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square meters to acres
sq macre
10000 sq m 2.4711 acre
20000 sq m 4.9421 acre
30000 sq m 7.4132 acre
40000 sq m 9.8842 acre
50000 sq m 12.3553 acre
60000 sq m 14.8263 acre
70000 sq m 17.2974 acre
80000 sq m 19.7684 acre
90000 sq m 22.2395 acre
100000 sq m 24.7105 acre
110000 sq m 27.1816 acre
120000 sq m 29.6526 acre
130000 sq m 32.1237 acre
140000 sq m 34.5947 acre
150000 sq m 37.0658 acre
160000 sq m 39.5368 acre
170000 sq m 42.0079 acre
180000 sq m 44.4789 acre
190000 sq m 46.95 acre
200000 sq m 49.421 acre

How to convert

1 square meter (sq m) = 0.000247105 acre (acre). Square Meter (sq m) is a unit of Area used in Metric system. Acre (acre) is a unit of Area used in Standard system.

Square Meter: A Unit of Area

Definition of the Square Meter

A square meter is a unit of area that measures the size of a surface. It is defined as the area of a square whose sides are one meter long. A square meter is equal to 10,000 square centimeters, 1,000,000 square millimeters, or 0.0001 hectares. It is also the base unit of area in the International System of Units (SI).

How to Convert Square Meter to Other Units

To convert a square meter to other units of area, we need to multiply or divide by a conversion factor. A conversion factor is a number that relates two units of measurement. For example, to convert a square meter to a square foot, we need to multiply by 10.7639, which is the conversion factor between these two units. Here are some common conversion factors for square meter and other units of area:

  • 1 square meter = 10.7639 square feet
  • 1 square meter = 1.19599 square yards
  • 1 square meter = 0.000247105 acres
  • 1 square meter = 0.0000386103 square miles
  • 1 square meter = 10000 square centimeters
  • 1 square meter = 1000000 square millimeters

Where Square Meter is Used

The square meter is widely used around the world as a standard unit of area measurement. It is used for various purposes, such as measuring the size of rooms, buildings, plots of land, maps, carpets, paintings, and more. Different countries may have different preferences or regulations for using the square meter or other units of area in different applications. Here are some examples:

  • In most countries, the square meter is used for measuring the floor area of residential and commercial buildings.
  • In the United States, the square foot is more commonly used for measuring the floor area of buildings, but the square meter is also used for some purposes, such as energy efficiency ratings and environmental impact assessments.
  • In Canada, the square meter is used for measuring the floor area of buildings, but the acre is also used for measuring the size of land parcels.
  • In Australia and New Zealand, the square meter is used for measuring the floor area of buildings and the size of land parcels, but the hectare is also used for measuring large areas of land.
  • In India, the square meter is used for measuring the floor area of buildings and the size of land parcels, but the bigha and the acre are also used for measuring agricultural land.
  • In China, the square meter is used for measuring the floor area of buildings and the size of land parcels, but the mu and the hectare are also used for measuring agricultural land.

History of Square Meter

The concept of measuring area by using squares dates back to ancient times. The ancient Egyptians, Babylonians, Greeks, and Romans all used different units of area based on squares with different side lengths. For example, the ancient Egyptians used a unit called setat, which was equal to a square with sides of 100 cubits (about 52 meters). The ancient Greeks used a unit called plethron, which was equal to a square with sides of 100 feet (about 30 meters). The ancient Romans used a unit called iugerum, which was equal to a square with sides of 120 feet (about 35 meters).

The modern definition of the square meter was established in 1795 by the French Academy of Sciences as part of the metric system. The metric system was designed to create a universal and rational system of measurement based on natural phenomena and decimal multiples. The original definition of the meter was one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole along a meridian. The original definition of the square meter was then derived from this definition as the area of a square whose sides are one meter long.

The definition of the meter has been revised several times over the years to improve its accuracy and precision. The current definition of the meter was adopted in 1983 by the General Conference on Weights and Measures as “the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1/299792458 second”. The current definition of the square meter is then derived from this definition as before.

Example Conversions of Square Meter to Other Units

Here are some examples of converting a given area in square meters to other units:

  • A room that has an area of 15 square meters can be converted to:
    • 161.459 square feet
    • 17.9399 square yards
    • 0.00371054 acres
    • 0.000579364 square miles
    • 150000 square centimeters
    • 15000000 square millimeters
  • A plot of land that has an area of 5000 square meters can be converted to:
    • 53819.5 square feet
    • 5979.95 square yards
    • 1.23553 acres
    • 0.0019307 square miles
    • 50000000 square centimeters
    • 5000000000 square millimeters
  • A painting that has an area of 0.5 square meters can be converted to:
    • 5.38195 square feet
    • 0.597995 square yards
    • 0.000123553 acres
    • 0.000019307 square miles
    • 5000 square centimeters
    • 500000 square millimeters
Square Meters also can be marked as Square metres and m2.

Acre: A Unit of Area

An acre is a unit of area that is commonly used for measuring land in the United States and the United Kingdom. It is equal to 43,560 square feet, or 4,840 square yards, or about 4,047 square meters, or 0.4047 hectares. The acre is defined as the area of a rectangle that has a length of one chain (66 feet) and a width of one furlong (660 feet). This is equivalent to 10 square chains, or 1/640 of a square mile.

The acre is not a standard unit in the International System of Units (SI), but it is legally recognized in some countries as a supplementary unit that can be used for trade if given as additional information and not used for land registration.

History of the Acre

The word acre comes from the Old English word aecer, which means “field” or “open land”. It is related to the Latin word ager, which also means “field”.

The acre was originally a measure of the amount of land that could be plowed by one man with a team of eight oxen in one day. This varied depending on the soil quality and the type of plow used, but it was generally around 40 rods (660 feet) long and four rods (66 feet) wide.

The acre was used as a common measure of land area in many countries in Europe and the British Isles since the Middle Ages. It was standardized by King Edward I of England in 1305 as 4,840 square yards. However, there were also different regional variants of the acre that ranged from 0.19 to 0.911 hectare.

The acre was brought to North America by the British colonists and became the standard unit of land measurement in the United States and Canada. In 1959, the international yard and pound agreement defined the international yard as exactly 0.9144 meter, which made the international acre exactly 4,046.8564224 square meters. However, the United States decided to keep using the US survey foot (and thus the US survey acre) for some purposes, which differs from the international foot by only four parts per million.

How to Convert Acre to Other Units

To convert an acre to other units of area, we can use the following conversion factors:

  • 1 acre = 43,560 square feet
  • 1 acre = 4,840 square yards
  • 1 acre = 0.4047 hectare
  • 1 acre = 4,046.8564224 square meters
  • 1 acre = 0.0015625 square mile
  • 1 acre = 0.4047 dunam (a unit used in Israel and Turkey)

To convert from other units to an acre, we can use the inverse of these conversion factors.

For example, to convert 10 hectares to acres, we can use:

10 hectares x (1 acre / 0.4047 hectare) = 24.71 acres

Where Acre is Used

The acre is still widely used in the United States and the United Kingdom for measuring land area, especially for real estate, agriculture, forestry, and environmental planning. It is also used in some other countries that have historical ties with Britain, such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Jamaica, Ghana, Liberia, and The Bahamas.

Some examples of uses of the acre are:

  • The White House in Washington DC sits on 18 acres of land.
  • The average size of a farm in the United States in 2017 was 444 acres.
  • Central Park in New York City covers 843 acres.
  • The smallest country in the world by area, Vatican City, has an area of about 110 acres.
  • The largest ranch in the world by area, King Ranch in Texas, has an area of about 825,000 acres.

Example Conversions of Acre to Other Units

Here are some example conversions of an acre to other units:

  • 1 acre = 43,560 square feet
  • 1 acre = 6,272,640 square inches
  • 1 acre = 4,840 square yards
  • 1 acre = 160 square rods
  • 1 acre = 0.4047 hectare
  • 1 acre = 4,046.8564224 square meters
  • 1 acre = 0.0015625 square mile
  • 1 acre = 0.4047 dunam
  • 1 acre = 0.0016 section (a unit used in the US Public Land Survey System)
  • 1 acre = 0.000247 township (another unit used in the US Public Land Survey System)
International Acre sometimes can be abbreviated as ac. 1 hectare = 2.4710538 international acres.



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