How many square meters are in one hectare?
One hectare is 10,000 m².
Hectares to Square Meters
Type a value to convert it from hectares to square meters. One ha equals 10,000 m².
Result
Hectares and square meters, side by side
One hectare is 10,000 m². In the other direction, one square meter is 0.0001 ha.
Both are metric units, so the factor is a power of ten and the conversion is exact: it only moves the decimal point.
The hectare is 10,000 square meters, a square 100 meters on each side, a little larger than a soccer field, which is about 0.7 ha. Farms, forests and land parcels are measured in hectares across most of the world.
The square meter is the area of a square one meter on each side. Apartments and houses are sold and rented by the square meter in most of the world, and the price per square meter is how neighborhoods get compared. A parking space is about 12 m².
| Hectare | Square meter |
|---|---|
| 1 | 10,000 |
| 10 | 100,000 |
| 50 | 500,000 |
| 100 | 1,000,000 |
| 500 | 5,000,000 |
| 1,000 | 10,000,000 |
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert square meters back to hectares?
One square meter is 0.0001 ha. The tool above converts in both directions.
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