Convert Square meters to Square yards
1 square meter is 1.2 sq yd. One square meter is exactly 1.1959900463 square yards.
One square meter is 1.19599 square yards. To convert square meters to square yards, multiply by 1.19599; to go the other way, divide by 1.19599 or multiply by 0.83612736. The relation is exact but the figure is not: it is a rounding of a number that does not terminate, and it follows from NIST Office of Weights and Measures. A meter on a side, and about 10.764 square feet.
Factor checked against the defining standard · How we check
- Square meters × 1.19599
1 * 1.195991.196 sq yd
1 square meter in every area unit
| Unit | Value | Exact factor |
|---|---|---|
| square inches | 1,550.0031 sq in | × 1,550.00310001 |
| square feet | 10.76391042 sq ft | × 10.7639104167 |
| square yards | 1.195990046 sq yd | × 1.1959900463 |
| acres | 0.0002471053815 ac | × 0.000247105381467 |
| square meters (as entered) | 1 m² | — |
| square millimetres | 1,000,000 mm² | × 1,000,000 |
| square centimetres | 10,000 cm² | × 10,000 |
| square kilometres | 0.000001 km² | × 0.000001 |
| square miles | 0.0000003861021585 mi² | × 0.000000386102158542 |
| hectares | 0.0001 ha | × 0.0001 |
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 metres to square yards 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 sqm to sqyd is how the symbols are typed on a keyboard with no superscript on it.
How do you convert square meters to square yards? The converter and the working
- 1.Take the measurement in square meters.
- 2.Multiply by 1.19599 — that is how many square yards fit in one square meter.
- 3.To go back the other way, divide by 1.19599, or multiply by 0.83612736.
Worked example: 25 square meters to square yards
- Formula
- m² × 1.19599 = sq yd
- Arithmetic
- 25 × 1.19599 = 29.9 sq yd
- Answer
- 25 m² = 29.9 sq yd
The factor is rounded for display; the figure above is computed from the full value.
Square meters to square yards conversion table
| Square meters | Square yards |
|---|---|
| 1 m² | 1.2 sq yd |
| 2 m² | 2.39 sq yd |
| 3 m² | 3.59 sq yd |
| 4 m² | 4.78 sq yd |
| 5 m² | 5.98 sq yd |
| 6 m² | 7.18 sq yd |
| 7 m² | 8.37 sq yd |
| 8 m² | 9.57 sq yd |
| 9 m² | 10.76 sq yd |
| 10 m² | 11.96 sq yd |
| 12 m² | 14.35 sq yd |
| 15 m² | 17.94 sq yd |
| 20 m² | 23.92 sq yd |
| 25 m² | 29.9 sq yd |
| 50 m² | 59.8 sq yd |
| 100 m² | 119.6 sq yd |
| 200 m² | 239.2 sq yd |
| 300 m² | 358.8 sq yd |
| 500 m² | 598 sq yd |
| 1000 m² | 1,195.99 sq yd |
| 2000 m² | 2,391.98 sq yd |
| 5000 m² | 5,979.95 sq yd |
| 10000 m² | 11,959.9 sq yd |
What is a square meter?
A meter on a side, and about 10.764 square feet.
What is a square yard?
Nine square feet. Carpet is still sold this way in much of the trade.
How many square yards are in a square meter?
One square meter is 1.19599 square yards. Going the other way, one square yard is 0.83612736 square meters. 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 meter.
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Questions people actually ask
- How many square yards are in a square meter?
- 1.19599. Nine square feet. Carpet is still sold this way in much of the trade.
- How do I convert square yards back to square meters?
- Divide by 1.19599, or multiply by 0.83612736 — they are the same operation.
Other area conversions
Square yards to square meters — the same conversion the other way.