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Hectares to acres converter

Convert hectares to acres, both ways.

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

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Edit either box. The formula is acres = hectares times 2.47105, and hectares = acres divided by 2.47105.

10 hectares in acres
0 ac
24.7105 ac
Share of one square kilometer covered10%
One square kilometer = 100 ha = 247.1 acres (full bar)10
Square meters
100,000
Square feet
1,076,390
Square kilometers
0.1
Land context
a small hobby farm

What this means

    Common parcels in acres

    acres Each bar shows the acre equivalent of a common hectare parcel, from a 1-hectare field to a 259-hectare square mile. Every height is the hectare area multiplied by 2.47105.

    Land milestones

    1 hectare
    2.47 ac
    The base unit, a square 100 m on a side, about 2.5 football fields.
    10 hectares
    24.71 ac
    A small hobby farm or a large rural homesite.
    100 hectares
    247.1 ac
    One full square kilometer, a working family farm in Europe.
    259 hectares
    640 ac
    One square mile, the classic US survey section.

    Common hectares to acres values

    HectaresAcresAcres (rounded)Where you see it

    How the conversion works

    Conversion Factor

    1 hectare equals 2.471 acres. 1 ha = 10,000 m² (a square 100 m on a side). Multiply ha by 2.471 to get acres.

    International Land Sizing

    European, Australian, and most Asian farm sizes are listed in hectares. US buyers need to convert to acres for familiar comparison. 1 ha is about 2.5 US acres or 2.5 football fields.

    Reference Values

    1 ha = 2.47 acres. 5 ha = 12.36 ac. 100 ha = 247.11 ac. 1000 ha = 2471 ac (about 3.86 sq mi).

    Common questions

    10 hectares in acres?

    10 ha = 24.71 acres.

    How big is a square kilometer in hectares?

    1 km² = 100 hectares = 247.11 acres.

    How many hectares in a square mile?

    1 sq mi = 259 hectares = 640 acres.

    All conversion runs in your browser. Nothing is uploaded. 1 hectare is exactly 10,000 square meters by definition, and 1 acre is exactly 4,046.8564224 square meters (43,560 square feet with the foot defined as 0.3048 m), so 1 ha = 2.47105 acres and these results are precise, not approximate.