Acreage Calculator

Calculate the acreage of a plot of land or convert a known land area into acres, hectares, square meters, square feet, square yards and other common land-measurement units.

Calculate or convert land area

Choose “Enter a known area” to convert a measurement you already have, or calculate area from plot dimensions.

Enter a positive area measurement.
The same unit is used for every dimension in the selected shape.
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Land area conversion reference

These standard conversion factors are used by the calculator.

Unit Equivalent area
1 acre4,046.8564224 m²
1 acre0.40468564224 hectares
1 acre43,560 square feet
1 acre4,840 square yards
1 hectare10,000 m²
1 square mile640 acres
1 rood0.25 acres

How to use the acreage calculator

  1. Choose whether to convert a known area or calculate an area from dimensions.
  2. For a known area, enter the measurement and select its unit.
  3. For a rectangle, triangle or circle, enter the required dimensions and choose the length unit.
  4. Select Calculate acreage to display acres and equivalent units.

For a triangular plot, enter the perpendicular height to the base, not the length of a sloping side.

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