Area units calculator & converter tool
Dm2 Conversions Table
Equivalent of 4 dm2 (Square decimeter): |
0.04 m2 (Square meter) |
400 cm2 (Square centimeter) |
40000 mm2 (Square milimeter) |
4.0E-8 km2 (Square Kilometer) |
4.0E-6 Hectare |
0.0004 Are |
4.0E-5 Decare |
0.04 Centiare |
1.17002E-5 Arpent |
40 Barn |
0.430556 Square feet |
9.8842E-6 Acre |
0.001581476 Square perche |
1.5444E-8 Square mil |
0.0478396 Square yard |
62.00018510385 Square inch |
4.292E-10 Canton |
6.176E-8 Homestead |
3.9536E-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.