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m² to a Converter

Convert square metre (m²) to are (a). Enter a value for an instant result, or use the examples and reverse conversion below.

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Area

Surface, land and cross-sectional area.

m²
a

Try a decimal, 1e-9, 1/3, or 5 1/2.

Result0.01 a1 m² = 0.01 a
HOW IT IS CALCULATED

Convert through square metre

Enter a square metre value to calculate are with full internal precision before display rounding.

Display PrecisionAuto · 6 significant digits

Auto trims unnecessary zeroes and uses scientific notation for extreme magnitudes. Use Digits to set the display precision; calculations retain full precision.

QUICK REFERENCE

All units in this quantity

UnitSymbolConverted value
square micrometrefrom m²µm²1000000000000
square millimetrefrom m²mm²1000000
square centimetrefrom m²cm²10000
square decimetrefrom m²dm²100
square metrefrom m²m²1
arefrom m²a0.01
hectarefrom m²ha0.0001
square kilometrefrom m²km²0.000001
square inchfrom m²in²1550
square footfrom m²ft²10.7639
square yardfrom m²yd²1.19599
acrefrom m²acre0.000247105
square milefrom m²mi²0.000000386102
barnfrom m²b1e28

SI symbols follow international notation. U.S. and Imperial measures are labelled separately where their values differ.

m² to a Conversion Reference

Square Metre (m²) and are (a) are units of area. Use this page to convert in either direction.

Conversion Examples

Square Metre to Are
Square Metre (m²)Are (a)
1 m²0.01 a
5 m²0.05 a
10 m²0.1 a
100 m²1 a

Examples are rounded to 6 significant digits. The interactive converter retains full calculation precision; change Display Precision to see more digits.

Reverse Conversion

a to m² (are to square metre)

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