How many meters are in one yard?
One yard is 0.9144 m.
Yards to Meters
Type a value to convert it from yards to meters. One yd equals 0.9144 m.
Result
Yards and meters, side by side
One yard is 0.9144 m. In the other direction, one meter is 1.094 yd.
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 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.
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.
| Yard | Meter |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.9144 |
| 5 | 4.572 |
| 10 | 9.144 |
| 20 | 18.288 |
| 50 | 45.72 |
| 100 | 91.44 |
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert meters back to yards?
One meter is 1.094 yd. The tool above converts in both directions.
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