Instantly convert between any metric or imperial area unit. Our free and easy-to-use Area Converter provides fast, accurate results for acres, hectares, square feet, and more.
About the Area Converter
Whether you are buying a home, planning a garden, or working on a land development project, accurately converting area measurements is essential. The Area Converter from TechnoCodex is a precise and user-friendly tool designed to simplify these calculations. It allows you to instantly convert between a wide variety of standard metric and imperial units of area, saving you time and preventing costly errors.
Our tool supports all the most common units, including square meters, square kilometers, hectares, acres, square feet, square inches, and square yards. The straightforward interface lets you input your value, select your units, and get an immediate, accurate result. This makes it perfect for professionals in real estate, agriculture, and construction, as well as for students and homeowners.
How to Use the Area Converter
Getting a precise conversion is as simple as these three steps:
- Enter Your Value: Type the amount you want to convert into the “Amount” field.
- Select Your Units: Choose your starting unit from the “From” dropdown menu (e.g., Acres) and your target unit from the “To” dropdown menu (e.g., Square Feet).
- Click “Convert”: The accurate converted value will instantly appear in the result box below. Use the “Reset” button to clear the fields and start a new calculation.
Common Use Cases
- Real Estate: Convert square feet to acres for large property listings or vice versa for home floor plans.
- Agriculture & Farming: Easily switch between acres and hectares for land management and crop yield calculations.
- Home & Garden: Plan your landscaping or renovation projects by converting square yards to square feet or square meters.
- Education: An excellent resource for students to understand and practice converting between metric and imperial area units.
- Construction: Calculate material needs by converting between different standard units of area.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is an area converter?
An area converter is a tool that translates a measurement of a two-dimensional surface from one unit to another. It’s used to convert between units like square feet, square meters, acres, and hectares.
How many square feet are in an acre?
There are exactly 43,560 square feet in one acre. This is a common conversion in real estate and land measurement in the United States.
What is the difference between an acre and a hectare?
An acre is an imperial unit of area commonly used in the US and UK. A hectare is a metric unit of area (equal to 10,000 square meters) used worldwide. One hectare is larger than one acre (1 hectare ≈ 2.47 acres).