Area units calculator & converter tool
Dm2 Conversions Table
Equivalent of 1 dm2 (Square decimeter): |
0.01 m2 (Square meter) |
100 cm2 (Square centimeter) |
10000 mm2 (Square milimeter) |
1.0E-8 km2 (Square Kilometer) |
1.0E-6 Hectare |
0.0001 Are |
1.0E-5 Decare |
0.01 Centiare |
2.92505E-6 Arpent |
10 Barn |
0.107639 Square feet |
2.47105E-6 Acre |
0.000395369 Square perche |
3.861E-9 Square mil |
0.0119599 Square yard |
15.500046275963 Square inch |
1.073E-10 Canton |
1.544E-8 Homestead |
9.884E-6 Rood |
Dm2 / Decare Units Definition
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.
Decare
The decare or dekare (/ˈdɛkɑːr, -ɛər/) is derived from deca and are, and is equal to 10 ares or 1000 square meters. It is used in Norway and the former Ottoman regions of the Middle East and the Balkans (Bulgaria) as a measure of land area.