Hectares to acres
Convert hectares to acres.
Convert hectares to acres. Useful when comparing agricultural land or property in countries that use imperial measurements, such as the US, UK, Australia, and Canada.
Frequently asked questions
1 hectare equals 2.471 acres. Conversely, 1 acre equals 0.4047 hectares.
1 hectare is a 100 × 100 metre square, or 10,000 m². For reference, a football pitch is roughly 0.7 hectares.
An average UK farm covers around 200–400 acres (80–160 hectares), though this varies greatly by farm type and region.
The acre dates from the Middle Ages, defined as the land a man could plough with an ox in one day. Common law standardised the unit and it was never replaced by the metric system in English-speaking countries.