One acre is exactly 4,840 square yards. The figure comes from the old surveyors' definition of an acre as one chain (22 yards) by one furlong (220 yards), and 22 × 220 = 4,840. Multiply acres by 4,840 to get square yards. Land developers who buy agricultural land in acres and sell house plots in square yards use this conversion most.
Formula
Acres to Square Yards conversion table
| Acres | Square Yards |
|---|---|
| 1 ac | 4,840 yd² |
| 2 ac | 9,680 yd² |
| 3 ac | 14,520 yd² |
| 4 ac | 19,360 yd² |
| 5 ac | 24,200 yd² |
| 6 ac | 29,040 yd² |
| 7 ac | 33,880 yd² |
| 8 ac | 38,720 yd² |
| 9 ac | 43,560 yd² |
| 10 ac | 48,400 yd² |
| 12 ac | 58,080 yd² |
| 15 ac | 72,600 yd² |
| 20 ac | 96,800 yd² |
| 25 ac | 121,000 yd² |
| 30 ac | 145,200 yd² |
| 40 ac | 193,600 yd² |
| 50 ac | 242,000 yd² |
| 60 ac | 290,400 yd² |
| 70 ac | 338,800 yd² |
| 75 ac | 363,000 yd² |
| 80 ac | 387,200 yd² |
| 90 ac | 435,600 yd² |
| 100 ac | 484,000 yd² |
Where you’ll use it
In many parts of India, farmland on the edge of growing cities is bought by the acre and laid out into plots measured in square yards. One acre gives 4,840 square yards gross, which in theory is 24.2 plots of 200 square yards. Square yards also appear in UK conveyancing, where older documents may give a small field or garden in square yards while a larger estate is in acres.
Tip: The 4,840 square yards are gross. In a real layout, roads, drains, parks and setbacks take a share of the land, so the plots you can actually sell from one acre add up to noticeably less than 4,840.