Ares (a)
The are is a metric unit of area equal to 100 square meters, a square 10 m on each side.
Convert ares to any area unit
1 are = 100 square meters
Quick facts
- Unit
- Are (plural: ares)
- Symbol
- a
- Measures
- Area
- System
- Metric
- Equals
- 100 square meters
- Definition
- 100 m², a square 10 m on each side.
- Also written
- square decameter, dam²
1 are in other units
| Square meters | 100 m² |
| Square feet | 1,076.391042 ft² |
| Acres | 0.02471053815 ac |
| Hectares | 0.01 ha |
| Square kilometers | 0.0001 km² |
| Square miles | 0.000038610216 mi² |
| Square centimeters | 1,000,000 cm² |
| Square yards | 119.5990046 yd² |
What is an are?
The are is a metric unit of area equal to 100 square meters, a square 10 m on each side. It is rarely used on its own except in some European countries for garden plots and in Russia, where 1 are ("sotka") is the standard unit for dacha plots.
Where the are sits among area units
The are is number 44 of 112 on our scale of area units, ordered from smallest to largest.
Ares in real life
- A typical Russian dacha plot is 6 ares (sotkas)
One are is about 8 parking spaces, or about 2.5 studio apartments, or about 53 single beds, or about 38% of a tennis court.
Top are conversions
Common amounts of ares
Convert ares to all 111 other units
Metric
US & imperial
- a to ft²
- a to ac
- a to mi²
- a to yd²
- a to in²
- a to cmil
- a to roofing square
- a to section
- a to rd²
- a to US survey acre
- a to rood
- a to ch²
- a to mil²
- a to township
- a to homestead
- a to Irish acre
- a to Scottish acre
- a to circular inch
- a to Cheshire acre
East & Southeast Asian
- a to 평
- a to 亩
- a to 坪
- a to ไร่
- a to 坪
- a to งาน
- a to ตร.ว.
- a to 顷
- a to 町
- a to 甲
- a to 反
- a to 分
- a to 단보
- a to 정보
- a to 畝
- a to 厘
- a to 合
- a to 分
- a to 마지기
- a to square chi
South Asian
- a to bigha
- a to kanal
- a to marla
- a to cent
- a to kattha
- a to guntha
- a to biswa
- a to ground
- a to ankanam
- a to chatak
- a to dhur
- a to killa
- a to murabba
European & Middle Eastern
- a to dunam
- a to feddan
- a to arpent
- a to Morgen
- a to Joch
- a to desyatina
- a to jerib
- a to qirat
- a to Tagwerk
- a to square perch (French)
- a to square sazhen
- a to square versta
Latin American
- a to manzana
- a to alqueire paulista
- a to alqueire mineiro
- a to v²
- a to cuadra (area)
- a to fanega (area)
- a to tarea
- a to alqueire baiano
- a to caballeria
- a to square braca
Ancient
- a to jugerum
- a to aroura
- a to centuria
- a to actus
- a to heredium
- a to saltus
- a to square Roman foot
- a to square plethron
Scientific
Everyday comparisons
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Frequently asked questions
What is an are?
The are is a metric unit of area equal to 100 square meters, a square 10 m on each side.
How is the are defined?
100 m², a square 10 m on each side.
How many square meters are in an are?
One are equals 100 square meters.
How many square feet are in an are?
One are equals 1,076.391042 square feet.
How many acres are in an are?
One are equals 0.02471053815 acres.