Convert Acre to Square Meter


How to convert Acres to Square Meters?

An acre is a U.S. customary/Imperial unit of area. The international acre equals exactly 43,560 ft2 = 4,840 yd2 = 4,046.8564224 m2 (0.40468564224 ha).

To convert acres → square meters, multiply by 4046.8564224 - to go back, divide by that factor.

A legacy "U.S. survey acre" uses survey feet and is larger by ~0.0004%-a difference negligible in ordinary real-estate or planning work.

Conversion formula: acre to sqm

Example calculation

  • Square Meters = Acre × 4046.856422
  • Square Meters = 0.12 × 4046.856422
  • Square Meters = 485.622771

FAQ

Is 1 acre equal to 100 square meters?

  • No. One international acre equals exactly 4,046.8564224 square meters (about 0.40468564224 hectares), which is over 40 times larger than 100 m2.

How many acres is 100m by 100m?

  • A 100 m × 100 m plot has an area of 10,000 m2 (one hectare). Converting to acres: 10,000 ÷ 4,046.8564224 ≈ 2.471 acres.

How long is one acre in meters?

  • An acre measures area, not length. If shaped as a square, each side would be √4,046.8564224 ≈ 63.615 meters. A classic rectangular visualization is 20.1168 m by 201.168 m (1 chain by 10 chains).

Dimensions of Acre

Unit 1 Acre
Square feet 43560 sq ft
Square yard 4840 sq yd
Square meters 4046,85 sq mt
Square centimeters 40468564,22 sq cm
Square kilometers 0,004047 sq km
Square Inches 6272640 sq in
Square Miles 0,001563 sq mi
Hectare 0,404686 ha

Popular Acres to Square Meters conversions

Acre Square Meters
0.001 acre 4,046856 sqm
0.01 acre 40,468564 sqm
0.1 acre 404,685642 sqm
1 acre 4 046,856422 sqm
2 acre 8 093,712845 sqm
3 acre 12 140,569267 sqm
4 acre 16 187,425690 sqm
5 acre 20 234,282112 sqm
6 acre 24 281,138534 sqm
7 acre 28 327,994957 sqm
8 acre 32 374,851379 sqm
9 acre 36 421,707802 sqm
10 acre 40 468,564224 sqm
100 acre 404 685,642240 sqm