How many square feet are in a square meter?

1 m² = 10.7639 ft². To convert any amount, multiply by 10.7639.

How do you convert square meters to square feet?

Multiply the number of square meters by 10.7639 to get square feet. The formula is shown in the "How it's calculated" section above.

Where does the conversion factor come from?

It's a published international standard. Most are defined exactly by international agreement (e.g. 1 inch = 25.4 mm exactly, 1 lb = 0.45359237 kg exactly). Source citations are listed under the formula above.

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Square meters to square feet converter

Convert square meters (m²) to square feet (ft²). Source-cited conversion factor, exact to the displayed precision.

Results are mathematically exact for the displayed precision. How we calculate.

How it's calculated

Convert square meters to square feet— the formula

Square meters convert to square feet by multiplying by the published conversion factor. The factor below is exact to the precision shown, sourced from the citation under the formula.

ft² = m² × 10.7639

m² = ft² × 0.092903

Derived from the length conversion factors. 1 acre = 4046.8564224 m² (international acre, 43560 ft²).

Questions

Frequently asked questions

How many square feet are in a square meter?
1 m² = 10.7639 ft². To convert any amount, multiply by 10.7639.
How do you convert square meters to square feet?
Multiply the number of square meters by 10.7639 to get square feet. The formula is shown in the "How it's calculated" section above.
Where does the conversion factor come from?
It's a published international standard. Most are defined exactly by international agreement (e.g. 1 inch = 25.4 mm exactly, 1 lb = 0.45359237 kg exactly). Source citations are listed under the formula above.