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Square feet to square metres

Multiply square feet by 0.092903 to get square metres.

1 ft² = 0.092903NIST HB 44 · BIPM SI
ft²
46.4515

500 ft² = 46.4515 m²

How to convert square feet to square metres

The square metre is the SI unit of area, a square one metre on each side. The square foot is exactly 0.09290304 m² (0.3048 m squared), by the 1959 agreement.

Worked example — 500 ft²: 500 × 0.092903 = 46.4515 m².

Square feet to square metres table

Common conversions. The reverse table is on square metres to square feet.
Square feetSquare metres
1 ft²0.092903
10 ft²0.92903
50 ft²4.6452
100 ft²9.2903
500 ft²46.4515
1,000 ft²92.903
1,500 ft²139.3546
2,000 ft²185.8061
5,000 ft²464.5152

Reverse and related

About square feet and square metres

Square foot (ft²)

1 ft² = 0.092903 m²

Definition. Exactly 0.09290304 m² (0.3048 m squared), by the 1959 agreement

History and origin

The square foot is the area of a square one foot on each side, tied to the international foot fixed in 1959. It equals exactly 0.09290304 square metres.

Current use

Square feet are the standard measure for real estate, flooring and carpet in the United States.

Source: NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C (area); 1959 yard-and-pound agreement

Square metre (m²)

1 m² = 10.7639 ft²

Definition. The SI unit of area, a square one metre on each side

History and origin

The square metre is the SI unit of area, simply a square one metre on each side. It came with the metre in the metric system of the 1790s.

Current use

Square metres measure floor area and the size of rooms and apartments across the metric world.

Source: BIPM SI Brochure (2019)

Where people use this

Square feet: US real estate, flooring and carpet. Square metres: floor area, room and apartment sizes. A 1500 sq ft home is about 139 m².

How we know this is right
The factor is fixed by the standards that define the units, not chosen — so it is exact, not a measurement:
1 m² = 10.76391042 ft², so 1 ft² = 1 ÷ 10.76391042 = 0.092903 m².

Every value is carried to full double precision; the display is rounded.

Sources: BIPM SI Brochure (2019); NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C (area); 1959 yard-and-pound agreement.

Questions people ask

How many m² is 1 square foot?

One square foot is about 0.0929 m². To convert square feet to square metres, multiply by 0.0929 or divide by 10.76.

How many m² is 1000 sq ft?

1000 sq ft is about 92.9 m², and a 1500 sq ft home is about 139 m².

How many m² is 500 sq ft?

500 sq ft is about 46.5 m².

How many m² is 2000 sq ft?

2000 sq ft is about 185.8 m².

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