How many yards are in one meter?
One meter is 1.094 yd.
Meters to Yards
Type a value to convert it from meters to yards. One m equals 1.094 yd.
Result
Meters and yards, side by side
One meter is 1.094 yd. In the other direction, one yard is 0.9144 m.
The factor is exact rather than rounded: imperial and US units have been defined from the metric ones since 1959, so the conversion introduces no error of its own. What you see below is arithmetic, not an approximation.
The meter is the base unit of length in the International System. Since 1983 it has been defined by the speed of light: the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second. An ordinary door is about 2 meters tall.
The yard is three feet, exactly 0.9144 meters, the figure the 1959 international agreement fixed. It measures fabric, American football fields, which are 100 yards between the goal lines, and distances on a golf course.
| Meter | Yard |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1.09361 |
| 5 | 5.46807 |
| 10 | 10.9361 |
| 20 | 21.8723 |
| 50 | 54.6807 |
| 100 | 109.361 |
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert yards back to meters?
One yard is 0.9144 m. The tool above converts in both directions.
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