Acres to Hectares Converter
Convert land area between acres and hectares, with square metres. Type in either side.
About this tool
Uses 1 acre = 4 046.8564224 m² exactly (43 560 square feet) and 1 hectare = 10 000 m², so 1 hectare is about 2.471 acres.
Farms, smallholdings and plots are sold in hectares in South Africa but often described in acres in older title deeds and in the US and UK. Type an area in acres to see hectares, square metres and square feet, or type hectares to get acres. Both boxes update as you type.
How to use the Acres to Hectares Converter
- Type an area in acres, for example 5.
- Read the hectares next to it, and square metres below.
- Or type hectares instead, and the acres update.
- Use the square metres to compare with erf and stand sizes.
A 5-acre smallholding
5 × 4 046.8564224 = 20 234 m², which is 2.0234 hectares. Going the other way, a 21-hectare farm is 51.89 acres. A 1 000 m² stand is about 0.247 acres.
Acres and hectares
An acre is exactly 4 046.8564224 m², or 43 560 square feet. A hectare is a square 100 m on each side, so 10 000 m². That makes 1 hectare about 2.471 acres and 1 acre about 0.4047 hectares. Multiply acres by 0.40468564224 for hectares, or divide hectares by it for acres.
Frequently asked questions
How many acres is 1 hectare?
About 2.471 acres.
How many hectares is 1 acre?
About 0.4047 hectares.
How many m² is an acre?
Exactly 4 046.8564224 m².
How big is a hectare?
A square 100 m by 100 m, roughly the size of a rugby field including the in-goal areas.