Square Meters to Square Feet Converter

Convert square meters to square feet instantly, with a reference table for flooring, listings and land.

Square meters

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1 m² = 10.7639 sq ft

Multiply square meters by 10.76391042 to get square feet.

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Square meters to square feet reference table

The conversions people look up most often, rounded to 4 decimal places.

Common square meters to square feet conversions
Square meter (m²)	Square foot (sq ft)
10 m²	107.6391 sq ft
20 m²	215.2782 sq ft
30 m²	322.9173 sq ft
50 m²	538.1955 sq ft
75 m²	807.2933 sq ft
100 m²	1,076.391 sq ft
120 m²	1,291.6693 sq ft
150 m²	1,614.5866 sq ft
200 m²	2,152.7821 sq ft
250 m²	2,690.9776 sq ft
500 m²	5,381.9552 sq ft
1,000 m²	10,763.9104 sq ft

The square meters people look up most

50 m² = 538.1955 sq ft: A one-bedroom flat across much of Europe, where floor area is advertised in square metres only.
76 m² = 818.0572 sq ft: Close to the median new-build home in the UK, which is why British listings often quote both units.
100 m² = 1,076.391 sq ft: Note the factor is 10.76, not 3.28 - area factors are the square of the length one, and using 3.28 gives an answer three times too large.
200 m² = 2,152.7821 sq ft: Near the median size of a new American home, where floor area is the headline number in every listing.

How the square meters to square feet calculation works

A square meter is 10.7639 square feet:

square feet = square meters × 10.7639

The factor is 3.28084 squared. It is worth internalising as "about 10.8", because the common error is to use the linear factor of 3.28 and end up a third of the way to the right answer.

Typical areas:

10 m² (a small bedroom) → 107.6 sq ft
20 m² (a generous living room) → 215.3 sq ft
50 m² (a one-bedroom flat) → 538.2 sq ft
100 m² (a family apartment) → 1,076.4 sq ft
150 m² → 1,614.6 sq ft
200 m² → 2,152.8 sq ft

Flooring is the case where precision pays. Materials are sold by the square metre in Europe and by the square foot or by the box in North America, and boxes cover an odd area — often 20–24 sq ft. Convert the room to the unit the material is sold in before calculating boxes, and add 5–10% for cuts and waste. Rounding the conversion first and the waste second is how people end up one box short with a discontinued batch.

Land is different again. Above about 1,000 m² most countries switch to hectares or acres: 1 hectare is 10,000 m² or 107,639 sq ft, and an acre is 4,046.86 m².

For quick mental work, multiply by 10 and add 8%: 50 m² → 500 → 540 sq ft, against a true 538.2.

Frequently asked questions

Is a square metre of wall the same as a square metre of floor for paint?

The unit is; the estimate is not. Paint coverage is quoted per square metre but varies enormously with the surface - a smooth sealed wall might take 12 m² from a litre where bare plaster or textured masonry takes half that. Converting the area is the easy half of the job. Measure each wall, subtract the openings, and read the coverage figure on the tin rather than assuming one.

What is a tsubo in a Japanese property listing?

A local area unit of 3.3058 m², or 35.58 sq ft, originally the size of two tatami mats. Taiwan’s ping is the same size. A 100 m² apartment is 30.25 tsubo and 1,076 sq ft. Where a listing gives a local unit, convert it to square metres first and then onward - going straight to square feet compounds two roundings into one figure.

How big is a parking space in each system?

The standard British bay is 2.4 by 4.8 m, which is 11.52 m² or 124 sq ft. A typical American space is nearer 9 by 18 feet - 162 sq ft, or 15.05 m². It makes a useful yardstick when a converted figure looks wrong: a 100 m² flat covers about the same ground as nine British parking bays.

Square Meters to Square Feet Converter