m² to yd² — convert square metres to square yards
Exact 1 × 1.19599 = 1.19599
1 square metre in other units
| Square millimetres | 1,000,000 | mm² |
|---|---|---|
| Square centimetres | 10,000 | cm² |
| Ares | 0.01 | a |
| Hectares | 0.0001 | ha |
| Square kilometres | 0.000001 | km² |
| Square inches | 1,550 | in² |
| Square feet | 10.76391 | ft² |
| Square yards | 1.19599 | yd² |
| Acres | 0.000247105381 | ac |
| Square miles | 3.861e-7 | mi² |
m² to yd² at a glance
| Square metres | Square yards |
|---|---|
| 1 m² | 1.19599 yd² |
| 2 m² | 2.39198 yd² |
| 3 m² | 3.58797 yd² |
| 5 m² | 5.97995 yd² |
| 10 m² | 11.9599 yd² |
| 20 m² | 23.919801 yd² |
| 25 m² | 29.899751 yd² |
| 50 m² | 59.799502 yd² |
| 100 m² | 119.599005 yd² |
| 250 m² | 298.997512 yd² |
| 500 m² | 597.995023 yd² |
| 1,000 m² | 1,195.99 yd² |
How to convert square metres to square yards
Multiply by 1.19599 — one square metre is 1.19599 square yards. That factor is exact: it comes from the definition of the units rather than from a measurement, so it will not change and does not need rounding.
Working 1 × 1.19599 = 1.19599
In words: about one square yards.
What these units are
The square metre and the square yard are covered in the area unit guide, along with every other unit on this page.
Questions
How many square yards are in a square metre?
One square metre is 1.19599 square yards. This figure is exact — it comes from the definition of the unit, not a measurement.
What is 1 square metre in square yards?
1 square metre is 1.19599 square yards. The working is 1 × 1.19599 = 1.19599.
How big is an acre, really?
About 4,047 square metres, or roughly 70 by 58 metres if it were square — though it rarely is. The traditional definition was one chain by one furlong, the strip a team of oxen could plough in a day, which is why it is a long thin shape rather than a round number.
How many acres in a hectare?
A hectare is about 2.47 acres. The hectare is the tidier unit: it is exactly 10,000 square metres, or a square 100 metres on each side. Most of the world quotes land in hectares and only the English-speaking countries still lean on the acre.
Why isn't a square foot 12 square inches?
Because area scales with the square of length. A foot is 12 inches, so a square foot is 12 × 12 = 144 square inches. The same catch doubles again for volume, where a cubic foot is 1,728 cubic inches.
What area is a football pitch?
There is no single answer, which is why it is a poor unit despite being a popular one. FIFA allows pitches between roughly 4,050 and 10,800 square metres, so "the size of a football pitch" can vary by a factor of more than two.