How do you convert square feet to square meters?
Divide the area in square feet by 10.764. In your head, divide by 10 then take off 7 %: 1,000 sq ft gives 100 − 7 = 93 m², which lands exactly right.
square feet = square meters × 10.764
Home sizes in square feet and square meters
| 9 sq ft (1 sq yd) | 0.8 m² |
| 100 sq ft | 9.3 m² |
| 250 sq ft (studio) | 23.2 m² |
| 400 sq ft (tiny house) | 37.2 m² |
| 500 sq ft | 46.5 m² |
| 750 sq ft (1-bed) | 69.7 m² |
| 1,000 sq ft (2-bed) | 92.9 m² |
| 1,500 sq ft | 139.4 m² |
| 2,000 sq ft | 185.8 m² |
| 2,300 sq ft (median US home) | 213.7 m² |
| 43,560 sq ft (1 acre) | 4,046.9 m² |
Show every value
- 1 sq ft = 0.0929 m²
- 2 sq ft = 0.18581 m²
- 3 sq ft = 0.27871 m²
- 4 sq ft = 0.37161 m²
- 5 sq ft = 0.46452 m²
- 6 sq ft = 0.55742 m²
- 7 sq ft = 0.65032 m²
- 8 sq ft = 0.74322 m²
- 9 sq ft = 0.83613 m²
- 10 sq ft = 0.92903 m²
- 11 sq ft = 1.02193 m²
- 12 sq ft = 1.11484 m²
- 13 sq ft = 1.20774 m²
- 14 sq ft = 1.30064 m²
- 15 sq ft = 1.39355 m²
- 16 sq ft = 1.48645 m²
- 17 sq ft = 1.57935 m²
- 18 sq ft = 1.67225 m²
- 19 sq ft = 1.76516 m²
- 20 sq ft = 1.85806 m²
- 21 sq ft = 1.95096 m²
- 22 sq ft = 2.04387 m²
- 23 sq ft = 2.13677 m²
- 24 sq ft = 2.22967 m²
- 25 sq ft = 2.32258 m²
- 26 sq ft = 2.41548 m²
- 27 sq ft = 2.50838 m²
- 28 sq ft = 2.60129 m²
- 29 sq ft = 2.69419 m²
- 30 sq ft = 2.78709 m²
- 31 sq ft = 2.87999 m²
- 32 sq ft = 2.9729 m²
- 33 sq ft = 3.0658 m²
- 34 sq ft = 3.1587 m²
- 35 sq ft = 3.25161 m²
- 36 sq ft = 3.34451 m²
- 37 sq ft = 3.43741 m²
- 38 sq ft = 3.53032 m²
- 39 sq ft = 3.62322 m²
- 40 sq ft = 3.71612 m²
- 41 sq ft = 3.80902 m²
- 42 sq ft = 3.90193 m²
- 43 sq ft = 3.99483 m²
- 44 sq ft = 4.08773 m²
- 45 sq ft = 4.18064 m²
- 46 sq ft = 4.27354 m²
- 47 sq ft = 4.36644 m²
- 48 sq ft = 4.45935 m²
- 49 sq ft = 4.55225 m²
- 50 sq ft = 4.64515 m²
- 51 sq ft = 4.73806 m²
- 52 sq ft = 4.83096 m²
- 53 sq ft = 4.92386 m²
- 54 sq ft = 5.01676 m²
- 55 sq ft = 5.10967 m²
- 56 sq ft = 5.20257 m²
- 57 sq ft = 5.29547 m²
- 58 sq ft = 5.38838 m²
- 59 sq ft = 5.48128 m²
- 60 sq ft = 5.57418 m²
- 61 sq ft = 5.66709 m²
- 62 sq ft = 5.75999 m²
- 63 sq ft = 5.85289 m²
- 64 sq ft = 5.94579 m²
- 65 sq ft = 6.0387 m²
- 66 sq ft = 6.1316 m²
- 67 sq ft = 6.2245 m²
- 68 sq ft = 6.31741 m²
- 69 sq ft = 6.41031 m²
- 70 sq ft = 6.50321 m²
- 71 sq ft = 6.59612 m²
- 72 sq ft = 6.68902 m²
- 73 sq ft = 6.78192 m²
- 74 sq ft = 6.87482 m²
- 75 sq ft = 6.96773 m²
- 76 sq ft = 7.06063 m²
- 77 sq ft = 7.15353 m²
- 78 sq ft = 7.24644 m²
- 79 sq ft = 7.33934 m²
- 80 sq ft = 7.43224 m²
- 81 sq ft = 7.52515 m²
- 82 sq ft = 7.61805 m²
- 83 sq ft = 7.71095 m²
- 84 sq ft = 7.80386 m²
- 85 sq ft = 7.89676 m²
- 86 sq ft = 7.98966 m²
- 87 sq ft = 8.08256 m²
- 88 sq ft = 8.17547 m²
- 89 sq ft = 8.26837 m²
- 90 sq ft = 8.36127 m²
- 91 sq ft = 8.45418 m²
- 92 sq ft = 8.54708 m²
- 93 sq ft = 8.63998 m²
- 94 sq ft = 8.73289 m²
- 95 sq ft = 8.82579 m²
- 96 sq ft = 8.91869 m²
- 97 sq ft = 9.01159 m²
- 98 sq ft = 9.1045 m²
- 99 sq ft = 9.1974 m²
- 100 sq ft = 9.2903 m²
- 125 sq ft = 11.61288 m²
- 150 sq ft = 13.93546 m²
- 175 sq ft = 16.25803 m²
- 200 sq ft = 18.58061 m²
- 225 sq ft = 20.90318 m²
- 250 sq ft = 23.22576 m²
- 275 sq ft = 25.54834 m²
- 300 sq ft = 27.87091 m²
- 325 sq ft = 30.19349 m²
- 350 sq ft = 32.51606 m²
- 375 sq ft = 34.83864 m²
- 400 sq ft = 37.16122 m²
- 425 sq ft = 39.48379 m²
- 450 sq ft = 41.80637 m²
- 475 sq ft = 44.12894 m²
- 500 sq ft = 46.45152 m²
- 550 sq ft = 51.09667 m²
- 600 sq ft = 55.74182 m²
- 650 sq ft = 60.38698 m²
- 700 sq ft = 65.03213 m²
- 750 sq ft = 69.67728 m²
- 800 sq ft = 74.32243 m²
- 850 sq ft = 78.96758 m²
- 900 sq ft = 83.61274 m²
- 950 sq ft = 88.25789 m²
- 1,000 sq ft = 92.90304 m²
- 1,500 sq ft = 139.35456 m²
- 2,000 sq ft = 185.80608 m²
- 2,500 sq ft = 232.2576 m²
- 3,000 sq ft = 278.70912 m²
- 3,500 sq ft = 325.16064 m²
- 4,000 sq ft = 371.61216 m²
- 4,500 sq ft = 418.06368 m²
- 5,000 sq ft = 464.5152 m²
- 5,500 sq ft = 510.96672 m²
- 6,000 sq ft = 557.41824 m²
- 6,500 sq ft = 603.86976 m²
- 7,000 sq ft = 650.32128 m²
- 7,500 sq ft = 696.7728 m²
- 8,000 sq ft = 743.22432 m²
- 8,500 sq ft = 789.67584 m²
- 9,000 sq ft = 836.12736 m²
- 9,500 sq ft = 882.57888 m²
- 10,000 sq ft = 929.0304 m²
The square foot is exactly 0.09290304 m², since the international foot has been defined as 0.3048 meters under the 1959 agreement. Methodology & sources.
Frequently asked questions
How many square meters is 1 square foot?
One square foot is 0.0929 square meters, a square measuring 30.48 cm on each side. The other way round, 1 m² holds 10.76 square feet.
Is a 2,000 sq ft American house large?
It is 186 m², well above the European average. The median new US home runs around 2,300 sq ft, or 214 m², against roughly 112 m² for a typical French house.
Why not divide by 3.28 as with lengths?
Because an area is the product of two lengths, so the factor gets squared. 3.2808² = 10.764. Dividing by 3.28 would give a result more than three times too large.
Why do Hong Kong and Singapore sell by the square foot?
British inheritance, in two cities that are otherwise fully metric. The trap is not the conversion but the definition: Hong Kong used to distinguish gross floor area, which folds in a share of common parts, from the saleable area you actually live in. Since 2013 new-build sales must quote saleable area, often a quarter smaller than the old gross figure.
How much tile should I buy for a room?
Counting in square feet comes from North America, where boxes state their coverage that way. A 12 m² room is 129 sq ft, and a box covering 15 sq ft means nine boxes. Add 10 % for cuts, 15 % if the pattern runs diagonally or the room is not rectangular: offcuts cannot be recovered once the batch runs out.