Square meter - Definition and Overview

A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. It is the SI unit of area.

A square metre is equal to:

• 0.000001 square kilometre
• 10000 square centimetres
• 0.0001 hectares
• 0.01 ares
• 1.196 square yards
• 10.76 square feet
• 1550 square inches

See also

• 1 E0 m²
• Conversion of units