yd² to m² — convert square yards to square metres
Exact 1 ÷ 1.19599 = 0.83612736
1 square yard in other units
| Square millimetres | 836,127.36 | mm² |
|---|---|---|
| Square centimetres | 8,361.27 | cm² |
| Square metres | 0.83612736 | m² |
| Ares | 0.0083612736 | a |
| Hectares | 0.000083612736 | ha |
| Square kilometres | 8.3613e-7 | km² |
| Square inches | 1,296 | in² |
| Square feet | 9 | ft² |
| Acres | 0.00020661157 | ac |
| Square miles | 3.2283e-7 | mi² |
yd² to m² at a glance
| Square yards | Square metres |
|---|---|
| 1 yd² | 0.83612736 m² |
| 2 yd² | 1.672255 m² |
| 3 yd² | 2.508382 m² |
| 5 yd² | 4.180637 m² |
| 10 yd² | 8.361274 m² |
| 20 yd² | 16.722547 m² |
| 25 yd² | 20.903184 m² |
| 50 yd² | 41.806368 m² |
| 100 yd² | 83.612736 m² |
| 250 yd² | 209.03184 m² |
| 500 yd² | 418.06368 m² |
| 1,000 yd² | 836.12736 m² |
How to convert square yards to square metres
Multiply by 0.83612736 — one square yard is 0.83612736 square metres. 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 = 0.83612736
What these units are
The square yard and the square metre are covered in the area unit guide, along with every other unit on this page.
Questions
How many square metres are in a square yard?
One square yard is 0.83612736 square metres. This figure is exact — it comes from the definition of the unit, not a measurement.
What is 1 square yard in square metres?
1 square yard is 0.83612736 square metres. The working is 1 ÷ 1.19599 = 0.83612736.
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.