Convert Square feet to Square meters
1 square foot is 0.09 m². One square foot is exactly 0.09290304 square meters.
One square foot is 0.09290304 square meters. To convert square feet to square meters, multiply by 0.09290304; to go the other way, divide by 0.09290304 or multiply by 10.76391. The factor is exact rather than rounded: it follows from NIST Office of Weights and Measures. A foot on a side, and the unit US floor space, flooring and rent are all quoted in.
Factor checked against the defining standard · How we check
- Square feet × 0.09290304
1 * 0.0929030.093 m²
1 square foot in every area unit
| Unit | Value | Exact factor |
|---|---|---|
| square inches | 144 sq in | × 144 |
| square feet (as entered) | 1 sq ft | — |
| square yards | 0.1111111111 sq yd | × 0.111111111111 |
| acres | 0.00002295684114 ac | × 0.0000229568411387 |
| square meters | 0.09290304 m² | × 0.09290304 |
| square millimetres | 92,903.04 mm² | × 92,903.04 |
| square centimetres | 929.0304 cm² | × 929.0304 |
| square kilometres | 0.00000009290304 km² | × 0.00000009290304 |
| square miles | 0.00000003587006428 mi² | × 0.0000000358700642792 |
| hectares | 0.000009290304 ha | × 0.000009290304 |
Factors are entered by hand from NIST Office of Weights and Measures rather than derived from a units library, so the ones that terminate are exact rather than rounded.
The same converter answers this pair however it is written: square feet to square metres is the British spelling of the same units — the metre and the litre are spelled that way outside the United States and the quantity does not change, and sqft to sqm is how the symbols are typed on a keyboard with no superscript on it.
How do you convert square feet to square meters? The converter and the working
- 1.Take the measurement in square feet.
- 2.Multiply by 0.09290304 — that is how many square meters fit in one square foot.
- 3.To go back the other way, divide by 0.09290304, or multiply by 10.76391.
Worked example: 25 square feet to square meters
- Formula
- sq ft × 0.09290304 = m²
- Arithmetic
- 25 × 0.09290304 = 2.32 m²
- Answer
- 25 sq ft = 2.32 m²
The factor is exact, so this figure is exact too — only the display is rounded.
Square feet to square meters conversion table
| Square feet | Square meters |
|---|---|
| 1 sq ft | 0.09 m² |
| 2 sq ft | 0.19 m² |
| 3 sq ft | 0.28 m² |
| 4 sq ft | 0.37 m² |
| 5 sq ft | 0.46 m² |
| 6 sq ft | 0.56 m² |
| 7 sq ft | 0.65 m² |
| 8 sq ft | 0.74 m² |
| 9 sq ft | 0.84 m² |
| 10 sq ft | 0.93 m² |
| 12 sq ft | 1.11 m² |
| 15 sq ft | 1.39 m² |
| 20 sq ft | 1.86 m² |
| 25 sq ft | 2.32 m² |
| 50 sq ft | 4.65 m² |
| 100 sq ft | 9.29 m² |
| 200 sq ft | 18.58 m² |
| 300 sq ft | 27.87 m² |
| 500 sq ft | 46.45 m² |
| 1000 sq ft | 92.9 m² |
| 2000 sq ft | 185.81 m² |
| 5000 sq ft | 464.52 m² |
| 10000 sq ft | 929.03 m² |
The factor is exact, because the foot is
A foot is exactly 0.3048 m, so a square foot is exactly 0.09290304 m² and a square meter is 10.76391041671 square feet. Nothing here is measured or rounded. Where a property listing disagrees with this, the difference is in what was counted as floor area — balconies, wall thickness, shared space — rather than in the conversion.
NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C — general tables of units of measurement
What is a square foot?
A foot on a side, and the unit US floor space, flooring and rent are all quoted in.
What is a square meter?
A meter on a side, and about 10.764 square feet.
How many square meters are in a square foot?
One square foot is 0.09290304 square meters, exactly. Going the other way, one square meter is 10.76391 square feet. Both figures come from the same defined relation rather than from a measurement, which is why they are the same today as they were in 1959.
Every area unit here
The whole group — 10 units with their symbols and the size of each one in square meters — is on the conversion index, along with every pair it makes. The table above already gives each of them relative to a square foot.
Cite this page
- APA
- Rule Calculator. (2026). Convert Square feet to square meters. Rule Calculator. https://rulecalculators.com/convert/square-foot-to-square-meter
- MLA
- "Convert Square feet to square meters." Rule Calculator, August 16, 2026, https://rulecalculators.com/convert/square-foot-to-square-meter.
- Chicago
- Rule Calculator. "Convert Square feet to square meters." Rule Calculator. Last reviewed August 16, 2026. https://rulecalculators.com/convert/square-foot-to-square-meter.
The date is when the figures on this page were last checked against their source, not the day you opened it. Add your own access date if your style needs one.
Questions people actually ask
- How many square meters are in a square foot?
- 0.09290304. A meter on a side, and about 10.764 square feet.
- How do I convert square meters back to square feet?
- Divide by 0.09290304, or multiply by 10.76391 — they are the same operation.
Other area conversions
Square meters to square feet — the same conversion the other way.