Acre to Square Kilometer Converter

The Acre to Square Kilometer Converter is a user-friendly online tool, to convert Square Acre to Square Kilometer quickly.

Acre to Square Kilometer Converter

Share This Converter

Related Converters

Square Kilometer to Acre Converter

The Acre to Square Kilometer Converter is a handy tool designed to simplify the conversion between two commonly used units of area measurement: the square kilometer and the acre. This though is particularly valuable to people in agriculture, real estate, urban planning, and land management for their static areas measuring.

About Acred and Square Kilometer

Acre
A unit of area measurement used mostly in the United States, United Kingdom, and a handful of other countries.
Size: 4,046.86 square meters or 0.4047 hectares are equal to one acre.
Usage: Most commonly it is used for measuring agricultural land, forests, and plots.
Historical Context: Acre is of medieval origin and originated in the meaning of the amount of land plowable in a day by a yoke of oxen.

Square Kilometer
The unit of metric area measurement is square kilometer (km²).
Size: 1 square kilometer = 1,000,000 square meters or 247.105 acres.
Usage: It is used to describe larger areas like cities, forests, and national parks in mapping, urban planning, and other geographical studies.
Global Adoption: The square kilometer is a worldwide recognized and commonly used unit that is a part of the International System of Units (SI).

Difference Between Acre and Square Kilometer

Acre to Square Kilometer Converter
AspectAcreSquare Kilometer
Size4,046.86 square meters1,000,000 square meters
ScopeSuitable for small-to-medium land areasIdeal for measuring large areas like regions or cities
UsagePredominantly used in agriculture and land plottingWidely used in scientific, urban, and geographical contexts
Measurement SystemImperial/US customary unitsMetric system

100 Acre to Square Kilometer conversion formula and example

 The conversion factor: of 1 acre is approximately equal to square acres / 247.105 square kilometers.

formula -

Square Kilometers=Square Acres247.105

Let's Convert 100 acres to square kilometers.

Square Kilometers=100247.105

Square Kilometers0.4047km2

So, 100 acres is approximately equal to 0.4047 square kilometers.

Fun Facts

Australia’s farm is the world’s largest, occupying 23,677 square kilometers, or 5.85 million acres.
About 843 acres (3.41 square kilometers), Central Park in New York City.

A Table for Acre to Square Kilometer conversion

Acre to Square Kilometer Conversion
AcresSquare Kilometers
10.004047 km2
20.008094 km2
30.012141 km2
40.016188 km2
50.020235 km2
60.024282 km2
70.028329 km2
80.032376 km2
90.036423 km2
100.04047 km2
200.08094 km2
300.12141 km2
400.16188 km2
500.20235 km2
600.24282 km2
700.28329 km2
800.32376 km2
900.36423 km2
1000.4047 km2

References:

1 . National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). (2022). "NIST Guide to SI Units - Appendix B8: Factors for Units Listed Alphabetically." 

 2 . United States Geological Survey (USGS). (2022). "Unit Conversions."  

error: Content is protected !!
Scroll to Top