hectares

Metric area measures

Hectares is the plural of hectare, a metric unit of land area equal to 10,000 square meters or about 2.47 acres.

The hectare is standard for measuring agricultural land and large properties outside the United States: The farm covers 200 hectares.

Thousands of hectares burned in the wildfire.

measurement

acres

Units measuring land

square footage · plot size · lot size · surveying · cadastral · dimensions · extent · coverage · calculation · conversion

land

estate

Property and grounds

parcel · allotment · plot · holding · landholding · domain · territory · reserve · wildlife sanctuary · parkland

agriculture

farmland

Agricultural terrain

paddocks · plantations · vineyards · orchards · pastures · grazing land · tillable · soil · harvest · cultivation

scale

vast

Extremely great in size

large-scale · immense · sweeping · broad · sizeable · wide · enormous · hundreds · thousands · millions

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measurement system

hectaresacres

Units measuring land

square feet · square yards · square miles · perches

Family

hectare

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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G