One square meter is about 10.7639 square feet. More precisely, it is 1 divided by 0.09290304, or 10.76391... square feet. Multiply square meters by 10.7639 to get square feet. This is the direction Americans need when reading apartment listings in Europe, Asia or Latin America, and the one many British readers still use to make sense of metric floor plans.
Formula
Square Meters to Square Feet conversion table
| Square Meters | Square Feet |
|---|---|
| 0.25 m² | 2.691 ft² |
| 0.5 m² | 5.382 ft² |
| 1 m² | 10.7639 ft² |
| 2 m² | 21.5278 ft² |
| 3 m² | 32.2917 ft² |
| 4 m² | 43.0556 ft² |
| 5 m² | 53.8196 ft² |
| 6 m² | 64.5835 ft² |
| 7 m² | 75.3474 ft² |
| 8 m² | 86.1113 ft² |
| 9 m² | 96.8752 ft² |
| 10 m² | 107.6391 ft² |
| 15 m² | 161.4587 ft² |
| 20 m² | 215.2782 ft² |
| 25 m² | 269.0978 ft² |
| 30 m² | 322.9173 ft² |
| 40 m² | 430.5564 ft² |
| 50 m² | 538.1955 ft² |
| 60 m² | 645.8346 ft² |
| 70 m² | 753.4737 ft² |
| 75 m² | 807.2933 ft² |
| 80 m² | 861.1128 ft² |
| 90 m² | 968.7519 ft² |
| 100 m² | 1,076.39 ft² |
| 250 m² | 2,690.98 ft² |
| 500 m² | 5,381.96 ft² |
| 1,000 m² | 10,763.91 ft² |
Where you’ll use it
Most of the world lists homes in square meters: a 50 m² apartment is about 538 sq ft and a 100 m² house is about 1,076 sq ft. UK estate agents often print both. Square meters also appear on product specifications for flooring, wall panels and roofing that end up on US job sites. Keep in mind that countries measure floor area differently, some counting walls, balconies or shared spaces, so two equal-looking numbers may not describe the same usable space.
Tip: Multiplying by 10 is a quick estimate but reads about 7% low. A closer mental rule is to multiply by 10 and add 7.6%. For 80 m², that gives about 861 sq ft.