Area units calculator & converter tool
Cm2 Conversions Table
Equivalent of 1 cm2 (Square centimeter): |
0.0001 m2 (Square meter) |
0.01 dm2 (Square decimeter) |
100 mm2 (Square milimeter) |
1.0E-10 km2 (Square Kilometer) |
1.0E-8 Hectare |
1.0E-6 Are |
1.0E-7 Decare |
0.0001 Centiare |
2.92505E-8 Arpent |
0.1 Barn |
0.00107639 Square feet |
2.47105E-8 Acre |
3.95369E-6 Square perche |
3.861E-11 Square mil |
0.000119599 Square yard |
0.15500046275963 Square inch |
1.073E-12 Canton |
1.544E-10 Homestead |
9.884E-8 Rood |
Cm2 / Dm2 Units Definition
cm2 (Square centimeter)
The square centimeter is a unit of area in the International System of Units (SI). The abbreviation for square centimeter (or square centimeters) is "cm2". The square centimeter is a derived (or compound) unit in the SI. A square centimeter is an area equivalent to the area formed by a square measuring 1 cm by 1 cm.
dm2 (Square decimeter)
Therefore, a square decimeter (or "square decimeter" in British spelling) is one tenth of a square meter. It can also be expressed by ten square centimeters. A rough example of a decimeter could be the average surface area of some smartphone screens.