How many square meters are there in an acre?
There are 4046.86 square meters in an acre, because an acre is defined as an area of 1 chain (20.1168 meters) by 1 furlong (201.168 meters), that makes 20.1168 m * 201.168 m = 4046.86 square meters in an acre.
1 Acre = 4046.85642 Square Meters
If you would like to convert from square meters to acres and also get more information and access the tables please check square meters to acres page.
How to convert from acres to square meters?
To convert from acres to square meters, multiply the acre value by 4046.86.
For example, to find out how many square meters there are in an acre and a half, multiply 1.5 by 4046.86, that makes 6070.28 square meters in an acre and a half.
You may also use this area units conversion tool to convert between acres, square meters and all area measurement units.
What is an acre?
Acre is an imperial and US Customary area unit and equals to 43560 sq. feet, 4840 sq. yards and 4046.86 sq. meters. The abbreviation is "ac".
To compare how big an acre is, it is about 1.35 NFL football field, 2.5 soccer field (393 ft * 295 ft maximum size as regulation) or roughly 16 tennis courts (78 ft * 36 ft).
1 acres is about 40% of a hectare. If you would like to convert acres and hectares and get more information please check acres to hectares page.
There are 43560 square feet in an acre. If you would like to convert acres and square feet and get more information please check acres to square feet page.
What is a square meter?
Square meter (metre) is a metric system area unit and defined as a square with all sides are one meter in length. 1 square meter equals to 10.76 square feet or 10000 square centimeters. The abbreviation is "m2".