Square Yards to Hectares Converter
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How to Convert Square Yards to Hectares
To convert a measurement in square yards to a measurement in hectares, multiply the area by the following conversion ratio: 8.3613E-5 hectares/square yard.
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 area in square yards multiplied by 8.3613E-5.
For example, here's how to convert 50,000 square yards to hectares using the formula above.
hectares = (50,000 sq yd × 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.
What Is a Square Yard?
One square yard is equivalent to the area of a square with sides that are each 1 yard in length. One square yard is roughly equal to 9 square feet or 0.836127 square meters.
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.
You can use a square yards calculator to calculate the area of a space if you know its dimensions.
Learn more about square yards.
What Is a Hectare?
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.
Learn more about hectares.
Square Yard to Hectare Conversion Table
| 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
- Cambridge Dictionary, hectare, https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/hectare