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Square metres to square yards

Multiply square metres by 1.196 to get square yards.

1 m² = 1.196 yd²BIPM SI · NIST HB 44
59.7995yd²

50 m² = 59.7995 yd²

How to convert square metres to square yards

The square yard is a square one yard on each side, exactly 0.83612736 m² (nine square feet). The square metre is the SI unit of area, a square one metre on each side.

Worked example — 50 m²: 50 × 1.196 = 59.7995 yd².

Square metres to square yards table

Common conversions.
Square metresSquare yards
1 1.196 yd²
5 5.98 yd²
10 11.9599 yd²
25 29.8998 yd²
50 59.7995 yd²
100 119.599 yd²
150 179.3985 yd²
200 239.198 yd²
500 597.995 yd²

Reverse and related

About square metres and square yards

Square metre (m²)

1 m² = 1.196 yd²

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)

Square yard (yd²)

1 yd² = 0.836127 m²

Definition. A square one yard on each side, exactly 0.83612736 m² (nine square feet)

History and origin

The square yard is the area of a square one yard on each side, tied to the yard fixed at 0.9144 m in 1959. It equals exactly nine square feet.

Current use

Square yards are used for carpet, flooring and turf in the US and UK, where ground cover and fabric are often sold by the square yard.

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

Where people use this

Square metres: floor area, room and apartment sizes. Square yards: carpet and flooring, landscaping and turf. A 100 m² room is about 120 sq yd of carpet.

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 yd² = 0.83612736 m², so 1 m² = 1 ÷ 0.83612736 = 1.196 yd².

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

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

Questions people ask

How many square yards is 100 m²?

100 m² is about 119.6 square yards.

How many square yards in a square metre?

One square metre is about 1.196 square yards.

How much carpet for a 20 m² room?

About 24 square yards.

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