Area units calculator & converter tool
Dm2 Conversions Table
Equivalent of 2 dm2 (Square decimeter): |
0.02 m2 (Square meter) |
200 cm2 (Square centimeter) |
20000 mm2 (Square milimeter) |
2.0E-8 km2 (Square Kilometer) |
2.0E-6 Hectare |
0.0002 Are |
2.0E-5 Decare |
0.02 Centiare |
5.8501E-6 Arpent |
20 Barn |
0.215278 Square feet |
4.9421E-6 Acre |
0.000790738 Square perche |
7.722E-9 Square mil |
0.0239198 Square yard |
31.000092551925 Square inch |
2.146E-10 Canton |
3.088E-8 Homestead |
1.9768E-5 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.