Formula
An international acre is 43,560 square feet, which is 0.40468564224 hectares:
hectares = acres × 0.40468564224
A hectare is 10,000 square meters. The square-meter pages convert a measured area, not a land parcel named in acres.
Assumptions
- The value can be zero and cannot be negative.
- The result is shown with up to six decimal places.
Worked example
1 acre equals 0.404686 hectares.
Input definitions
- Acres
- International acres based on the international foot.
Limitations
Some older surveys used a slightly different acre. This page uses the international acre.
Questions
Is an acre about 0.4 hectares?
Yes. The exact factor is 0.40468564224 hectares.
How many square meters is a hectare?
Exactly 10,000. This page stops at hectares.