Square Feet to Square Meters Converter (ft² to m²)

US real estate, building permits and flooring quotes all use square feet, so a home listed at 2,000 sq ft or an office lease of 5,000 sq ft has to be converted before it means much to someone used to square meters. The international foot is exactly 0.3048 m, so a square foot is exactly 0.09290304 m², and every result here follows from that one definition.

Flooring and tile are sold by area as well: a box of planks states how many square feet it covers, and multiplying by about 0.0929 gives the metric coverage. A 12-by-12-inch floor tile covers one square foot, which is why square-foot numbers look about ten times bigger than square-meter ones. For room-by-room estimates with a waste allowance, use the flooring calculator.

How to use this tool

1. Type a value in the Square Foot box to see it in square meters, or type in the Square Meter box to convert the other way.
2. Press ⇄ to swap the two units, or Load example for a typical value.
3. Check the charts below for common values; for other units, open the Area converter.

Formula

m² = ft² × 0.09290304

ft² = m² ÷ 0.09290304

Both factors come from exact definitions: 1 square meter = 10.7639104167 square feet and 1 square foot = 0.09290304 square meters (shown to 12 significant digits).

Example

Two conversions worked with the same factors the converter uses:

2000 ft² × 0.09290304 = 185.80608 m²

150 m² × 10.7639104167 ≈ 1614.59 ft²

Square Foot to Square Meter chart

Common values from square feet to square meters, rounded to four decimal places.

Square Meter to Square Foot chart

The reverse direction for values people often look up.

US sizes set in square feet

Quick mental estimate

Divide by 10, then take away 7%: 2,000 ft² → 200 − 14 = 186 m². That multiplies by 0.093, about 0.1% above the exact 0.09290304, so the answer is a fraction of a square meter high.

Use the converter or the charts when the exact figure matters.

The two units

Square Foot (ft²): A square foot is the area of a square one international foot on each side, exactly 0.09290304 m² or 144 square inches. Historical areas based on the US survey foot use a slightly different factor.

Square Meter (m²): The square metre is the SI unit of area, the area of a square 1 metre on each side. Floor space of homes and offices is given in square metres in most countries.