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Square Yards to Hectares Conversion

Enter the area in square yards below to get the value converted to hectares.

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1 sq yd = 8.3613E-5 ha
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How to Convert Square Yards to Hectares

To convert a square yard measurement to a hectare measurement, multiply the area by the conversion ratio.

Since one square yard is equal to 8.3613E-5 hectares, you can use this simple formula to convert:

hectares = square yards × 8.3613E-5

The area in hectares is equal to the square yards multiplied by 8.3613E-5.

For example, here's how to convert 50,000 square yards to hectares using the formula above.
50,000 sq yd = (50,000 × 8.3613E-5) = 4.180637 ha

Square yards and hectares are both units used to measure area. Keep reading to learn more about each unit of measure.

Square Yards

One square yard is equal to the area of a square with sides that are 1 yard in length. One square yard is roughly equal to 9 square feet.

The square yard is a US customary and imperial unit of area. A square yard is sometimes also referred to as a square yd. Square yards can be abbreviated as sq yd, and are also sometimes abbreviated as yd². For example, 1 square yard can be written as 1 sq yd or 1 yd².

Try our square yards calculator to calculate the area of a space.

Hectares

One hectare is equal to 10,000 square meters,[1] or the area of a square with 100 meter sides.

The hectare is an SI accepted unit for area for use with the metric system. In the metric system, "hecto" is the prefix for 102. Hectares can be abbreviated as ha; for example, 1 hectare can be written as 1 ha.

Square Yard to Hectare Conversion Table

Square yard measurements converted to hectares
Square Yards Hectares
1 sq yd 0.000083613 ha
2 sq yd 0.000167 ha
3 sq yd 0.000251 ha
4 sq yd 0.000334 ha
5 sq yd 0.000418 ha
6 sq yd 0.000502 ha
7 sq yd 0.000585 ha
8 sq yd 0.000669 ha
9 sq yd 0.000753 ha
10 sq yd 0.000836 ha
100 sq yd 0.008361 ha
1,000 sq yd 0.083613 ha
10,000 sq yd 0.836127 ha
100,000 sq yd 8.3613 ha

References

  1. Cambridge Dictionary, hectare, https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/hectare

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