Europe & Africa

Are (land unit)

The metric land unit of 100 m² (a 10 m square); 100 ares make a hectare. In Russia and Ukraine it is called the sotka. Also written Ar, Sotka, сотка.

1 are = 100 m² = 1,076.39 sq ft = 0.0247105 acresUsed in: Europe, Russia, Ukraine, India

1 are =
100 m²
1 are = 100 m²
The value in every unit
UnitValue
Square meters (m²)100 m²
Square feet (ft²)1,076.39 ft²
Square yards (yd²)119.599 yd²
Acres (ac)0.0247105 ac
Hectares (ha)0.01 ha
Are1 are

Are in other units

m²sq ftacreshectares
1001,076.390.02471050.01
  • = 10 m × 10 m = 1/100 hectare

About the are

The are was the original metric unit of land area: a square 10 m on a side, 100 m² or about 1,076.39 sq ft. Its multiple, the hectare (100 ares), became far more common, but the are survives in land records and garden plots. In Russia and Ukraine the same 100 m² is the sotka (“hundredth”), the usual unit for dacha and garden plots.

An acre is about 40.47 ares. The are is close to, but not the same as, the Indian guntha (about 101.17 m²).

Related measures

  • 100 ares = 1 hectare
  • 1 are ≈ 1,076.39 sq ft
  • 1 acre ≈ 40.47 ares
  • 1 sotka = 1 are

Quick table

AreSquare feetSquare metersAcres
11,076.391000.0247105
22,152.782000.0494211
55,381.965000.123553
1010,763.911,0000.247105
2021,527.822,0000.494211
5053,819.555,0001.2355
100107,639.110,0002.4711

Sources

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Frequently asked questions

How many square feet is an are?

About 1,076.39 sq ft (exactly 100 m²).

What is a sotka?

The Russian and Ukrainian name for the are: 100 m². A 6-sotka garden plot is 600 m².

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