1 Square Meter equals 10.7639 Square Feet.
| Square Meter (m²) | Square Foot (ft²) |
|---|---|
| 0.001 m² | 0.0107639 ft² |
| 0.01 m² | 0.107639 ft² |
| 0.1 m² | 1.07639 ft² |
| 1 m² | 10.7639 ft² |
| 2 m² | 21.5278 ft² |
| 5 m² | 53.8196 ft² |
| 10 m² | 107.639 ft² |
| 25 m² | 269.098 ft² |
| 50 m² | 538.196 ft² |
| 100 m² | 1,076.39 ft² |
| 500 m² | 5,381.96 ft² |
| 1,000 m² | 10,763.9 ft² |
To convert Square Meters to Square Feet, multiply the value by 10.7639. This factor comes from the ratio of the two units' definitions: one Square Meter equals 10.7639 Square Feet.
For example: 1 Square Meter = 10.7639 Square Feet, and 10 Square Meters = 107.639 Square Feet.
To convert in the reverse direction — from Square Feet to Square Meters — multiply by 0.092903.
The square meter (m²) is the SI unit of area, defined as the area of a square with sides of exactly one meter. It is the universal unit for measuring rooms, apartments, land parcels, and building floor plans in most of the world. An average parking space is about 15 m²; a typical studio apartment in a European city might be 30–40 m²; and an Olympic swimming pool has a water surface area of about 1,250 m². Most countries specify solar panel output, agricultural subsidies, and construction costs per square meter.
In construction and real estate, the square meter replaced older local units (the tsubo in Japan, the pyeong in Korea, the vara in Latin America) as metrication progressed through the 20th century. Real estate listings throughout Europe, Asia, South America, and Australia quote floor area in square meters. Floor coverings, paint, tiles, and roofing materials are sold with coverage rates in square meters per liter or per unit.
In physics and engineering, the square meter appears in radiometric quantities (watts per square meter for solar irradiance), thermal calculations (heat flux in W/m²), fluid mechanics (flow rate per unit cross-sectional area), and many other fundamental formulas. The total surface area of a human body is about 1.7–2.0 m²; Earth's total surface area is about 510 million km², which equals 5.1 × 10¹⁴ m².
The square foot (ft²) is the area of a square with sides one foot long, equal to 144 square inches or approximately 0.0929 square meters. It is the primary unit for measuring residential and commercial floor area in the United States, and is used in Canada and the United Kingdom for real estate. A typical US one-bedroom apartment runs 600–800 ft²; the average new single-family US home is about 2,300 ft²; and a regulation NBA basketball court is 4,700 ft².
Real estate listing prices in the US are often quoted per square foot, allowing comparison between properties of different sizes: a city center apartment at $700/ft² is expensive; a suburban house at $150/ft² is more typical for many US markets. Flooring materials — hardwood, carpet, tile — are sold by the square foot, and contractors provide labor quotes per square foot for painting, roofing, and other surface-area work.
Solar panel output per square foot is a relevant calculation for US homeowners assessing rooftop installation feasibility. Office space leasing in the US is negotiated and priced per square foot. Building codes specify minimum room sizes in square feet. The square foot is so embedded in US residential life that metrication campaigns have repeatedly failed to displace it, despite the overwhelming use of square meters in the rest of the world.
1 Square Meter equals 10.7639 Square Feet.
To convert Square Meters to Square Feet, multiply by 10.7639. For example, 1 Square Meter = 10.7639 Square Feet.
1 Square Foot equals 0.092903 Square Meters.