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Acres to hectares converter

Convert acres to hectares, both ways.

Type a land area in acres and read the exact hectares, or type hectares to convert back. The result updates live, with square meters, square feet and square mile context and a one-click copy.

Your land area

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Edit either box. The formula is ha = acres times 0.404686, and acres = ha divided by 0.404686.

10 acres in hectares
0 ha
4.0469 ha
Share of one square mile covered1.6%
One square mile = 640 acres = 259 ha (full bar)10
Square meters
40,468.6
Square feet
435,600
Square miles
0.0156
Land context
a small hobby farm

What this means

    Common parcels in hectares

    hectares Each bar shows the hectare equivalent of a common acre parcel, from a 1-acre lot to a full 640-acre square mile. Every height is the acre area multiplied by 0.404686.

    Land milestones

    1 acre
    0.405 ha
    The base unit, roughly the area of a US football field without end zones.
    10 acres
    4.05 ha
    A small hobby farm or a large rural homesite.
    100 acres
    40.47 ha
    A working family farm or a small forest tract.
    640 acres
    259 ha
    One full square mile, the classic US survey section.

    Common acres to hectares values

    AcresHectaresHectares (rounded)Where you see it

    How the conversion works

    Conversion Factor

    1 acre equals 0.4047 hectares. 1 hectare = 2.471 acres. The hectare is 10,000 m² (a square 100 m on a side). The acre is 43,560 ft² (originally the area one ox could plow in one day).

    Land Measurement Worldwide

    The US uses acres; most other countries use hectares. Farm sizes, forest tracts, and rural property listings in international contexts often need conversion. 1 sq mile = 640 acres = 259 hectares.

    Reference Values

    1 acre = 0.405 ha. 10 acres = 4.05 ha. 100 acres = 40.47 ha. 640 acres (1 sq mile) = 259 ha. 1000 acres = 404.69 ha.

    Common questions

    10 acres in hectares?

    10 acres = 4.05 hectares.

    How big is a football field?

    A US football field is about 1.32 acres (0.535 ha). A soccer pitch is 1.5-2 acres (0.6-0.8 ha).

    What's 1 hectare in square feet?

    1 hectare = 107,639 ft² ≈ 2.5 acres.

    All conversion runs in your browser. Nothing is uploaded. 1 acre is exactly 0.40468564224 hectares by definition (an acre is 43,560 square feet and the foot is defined as 0.3048 m), so these results are precise, not approximate.