Square Foot to Hectare Converter

A square foot (ft²) is a unit of area equal to the area of a square with sides of one foot each. It equals 144 square inches or approximately 0.093 square meters, making it one of the most commonly used area units in imperial systems.

The square foot developed from the English foot, which has ancient origins based on human body measurements. As the foot became standardized (defined as exactly 0.3048 meters in 1959), the square foot became the primary unit for measuring building areas, rooms, and properties in countries using imperial units.

Square feet are extensively used in the United States for measuring floor areas, room sizes, apartments, houses, and commercial spaces. They're standard in real estate listings, construction specifications, HVAC calculations, and building codes. Most American property measurements use square feet.

A hectare (ha) is a metric unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters or 0.01 square kilometers. It represents the area of a square with 100-meter sides, making it convenient for measuring medium to large land areas.

The hectare was introduced in 1795 as part of the original metric system during the French Revolution. The name comes from the Greek 'hekaton' meaning 'hundred' and the Latin 'area'. It was designed to provide a practical unit for agricultural and land measurement, filling the gap between square meters and square kilometers.

Hectares are extensively used in agriculture, forestry, real estate, and land management worldwide. They're the standard unit for farm sizes, forest areas, park measurements, and land development projects. Most countries use hectares for official land area measurements and agricultural statistics.