Area units calculator & converter tool
M2 Conversions Table
Equivalent of 1 m2 (Square meter): |
10000 cm2 (Square centimeter) |
100 dm2 (Square decimeter) |
1000000 mm2 (Square milimeter) |
1.0E-6 km2 (Square Kilometer) |
0.0001 Hectare |
0.01 Are |
0.001 Decare |
1 Centiare |
0.000292505 Arpent |
1000 Barn |
10.7639 Square feet |
0.000247105 Acre |
0.0395369 Square perche |
3.861E-7 Square mil |
1.19599 Square yard |
1550.0046275963 Square inch |
1.073E-8 Canton |
1.544E-6 Homestead |
0.0009884 Rood |
M2 / Dm2 Units Definition
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.
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.