Area units calculator & converter tool
M2 Conversions Table
Equivalent of 12 m2 (Square meter): |
120000 cm2 (Square centimeter) |
1200 dm2 (Square decimeter) |
12000000 mm2 (Square milimeter) |
1.2E-5 km2 (Square Kilometer) |
0.0012 Hectare |
0.12 Are |
0.012 Decare |
12 Centiare |
0.00351006 Arpent |
12000 Barn |
129.1668 Square feet |
0.00296526 Acre |
0.4744428 Square perche |
4.6332E-6 Square mil |
14.35188 Square yard |
18600.055531155 Square inch |
1.2876E-7 Canton |
1.8528E-5 Homestead |
0.0118608 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.