Square Meters to Square Feet Converter

How to convert square meters to square feet

1 square meter = 10.76391042 square feet. To convert square meters to square feet, multiply by 10.76391042. A square meter is a 1 m × 1 m square. A square foot is a 1 ft × 1 ft square, exactly 0.09290304 m².

Worked examples

• 10 square meters = 107.639 ft² (10 × 10.76391)
• 50 square meters = 538.196 ft² (50 × 10.76391)
• 100 square meters = 1,076.39 ft² (100 × 10.76391)

Where this conversion comes up

Square meters are used for home sizes and flooring outside the US; square feet for home and apartment sizes, flooring and paint coverage in the US. For rentals, hotel rooms and floor plans outside the US. One square meter is 10.764 ft², so a 50 m² apartment is 538 ft².

Quick estimate

Multiply by 10 and add 7.6%: 80 m² ≈ 861 ft².

Common mistakes

• Dividing instead of multiplying. A square foot is smaller than a square meter, so the number of square feet must come out larger: 10 square meters = 107.639 ft².
• Rounding too early. Keep the full factor until the last step; rounding 10.8 to 11 first puts large values noticeably off.

Going the other way? Use the square feet to square meters converter. Related area converters: acres to square feet, hectares to acres, acres to hectares, square feet to acres, square inches to square feet, square feet to square yards.