Hectares to acres
Convert hectares to acres.
Convert hectares to acres. Useful when comparing farmland or property listings between metric countries and the US, or interpreting international agricultural data.
Frequently asked questions
1 hectare equals 2.471 acres. Conversely, 1 acre equals 0.4047 hectares.
1 hectare is a 100 × 100 meter square, or 10,000 m². For reference, a soccer field is roughly 0.7 hectares.
The average US farm is about 445 acres (180 hectares), though this varies widely by region and type of operation.
The acre derives from medieval England, defined as the land one man could plow with an ox in a day. The US retained the imperial system after independence and uses acres as the standard unit for land area.