Area units calculator & converter tool
M2 Conversions Table
Equivalent of 8 m2 (Square meter): |
80000 cm2 (Square centimeter) |
800 dm2 (Square decimeter) |
8000000 mm2 (Square milimeter) |
8.0E-6 km2 (Square Kilometer) |
0.0008 Hectare |
0.08 Are |
0.008 Decare |
8 Centiare |
0.00234004 Arpent |
8000 Barn |
86.1112 Square feet |
0.00197684 Acre |
0.3162952 Square perche |
3.0888E-6 Square mil |
9.56792 Square yard |
12400.03702077 Square inch |
8.584E-8 Canton |
1.2352E-5 Homestead |
0.0079072 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.