Land Measurement Converter

One acre equals 43,560 square feet, which is about 4,047 square meters or 0.4047 hectares. To visualize it, a standard American football field (including end zones) is about 1.32 acres. So one acre is roughly 75% of a football field. In metric terms, a hectare is larger — 10,000 square meters, or about 2.47 acres. A square kilometer equals 100 hectares or about 247 acres. These comparisons help when you're trying to understand land sizes in unfamiliar units.

A bigha is a traditional unit of land measurement used across South Asia, but it was never standardized nationally. In West Bengal, one bigha equals about 14,400 square feet (roughly 0.33 acres). In Uttar Pradesh, it can be 27,225 square feet (about 0.625 acres). In Bihar, it's around 27,220 square feet. In Nepal, one bigha equals about 6,773 square meters (1.67 acres). This variation exists because historically, land was measured using local standards based on how much land a pair of oxen could plow in a day. When using a land converter for regional units, make sure you're using the correct regional variant.

A hectare (ha) is a metric unit equal to 10,000 square meters. An acre is an imperial/US unit equal to 43,560 square feet (about 4,047 square meters). One hectare equals approximately 2.47 acres, and one acre equals about 0.405 hectares. Hectares are the standard unit for land measurement in most of the world (Europe, Asia, Africa, South America), while acres are primarily used in the United States, United Kingdom, and a few other countries. For quick mental math, remember that a hectare is roughly the size of a soccer field.

One square foot equals approximately 0.0929 square meters. To convert square feet to square meters, multiply by 0.0929. To convert square meters to square feet, multiply by 10.764. For example, a 2,000 square foot house is about 185.8 square meters. A 100 square meter apartment is about 1,076 square feet. These conversions are particularly useful when comparing property sizes between countries that use different measurement systems, such as the US and most of Europe or Asia.

A tsubo (坪) is a Japanese unit of area equal to approximately 3.306 square meters (about 35.58 square feet). It's based on the area of two standard tatami mats, which are the traditional flooring used in Japanese rooms. Tsubo is the standard unit for listing property sizes in Japan — you'll see apartment listings described as 20 tsubo, 40 tsubo, etc. One tsubo equals about 0.00033 hectares or 0.000817 acres. When converting Japanese property sizes to Western units, remember that a 60 tsubo apartment (common for a 2-bedroom) is about 198 square meters or 2,130 square feet.