Area units calculator & converter tool
Dm2 Conversions Table
Equivalent of 5 dm2 (Square decimeter): |
0.05 m2 (Square meter) |
500 cm2 (Square centimeter) |
50000 mm2 (Square milimeter) |
5.0E-8 km2 (Square Kilometer) |
5.0E-6 Hectare |
0.0005 Are |
5.0E-5 Decare |
0.05 Centiare |
1.462525E-5 Arpent |
50 Barn |
0.538195 Square feet |
1.235525E-5 Acre |
0.001976845 Square perche |
1.9305E-8 Square mil |
0.0597995 Square yard |
77.500231379813 Square inch |
5.365E-10 Canton |
7.72E-8 Homestead |
4.942E-5 Rood |
Dm2 / M2 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.
m2 (Square meter)
The square meter, also called meter squared, is the unit of area of the International Standardized System (SI). The symbol for square meter is m2. Less formally, the square meter is sometimes abbreviated to m2.1 square meter is equal to the area of a square whose sides measure 1 meter.