Convert Hectares to Square Kilometers
Convert Hectares to Square Kilometers instantly. 1 Hectare (ha) equals 0.01 Square Kilometers (km²).
Hectares to Square Kilometers conversion table
| Hectares (ha) | Square Kilometers (km²) |
|---|---|
| 1 ha | 0.01 km² |
| 2 ha | 0.02 km² |
| 3 ha | 0.03 km² |
| 5 ha | 0.05 km² |
| 10 ha | 0.1 km² |
| 20 ha | 0.2 km² |
| 50 ha | 0.5 km² |
| 100 ha | 1 km² |
| 500 ha | 5 km² |
| 1,000 ha | 10 km² |
1 Hectare = 0.01 Square Kilometers · multiply Hectares by 0.01
About converting Hectares to Square Kilometers
Hectares (ha) and Square Kilometers (km²) are both units of area, so converting between them is a single multiplication: multiply your Hectares figure by 0.01. Ten Hectares comes to 0.1 Square Kilometers, and a hundred works out at 1 Square Kilometers.
Rule of thumb: going from Hectares to Square Kilometers divides, so the figure always shrinks — it takes about 100 Hectares to make a single Square Kilometer. If your answer came out bigger, you have the conversion the wrong way round.
What is a Hectare?
The hectare is the metric answer to the acre: a square 100 meters on a side, or 10,000 square meters. It is what farmland, forestry, plantation, conservation and deforestation figures are reported in almost everywhere outside the United States. A subtlety worth knowing is that the hectare is not actually an SI unit — like the liter, it is merely accepted for use alongside SI. The coherent unit for land really is the square meter, but nobody wants to state a country’s forest cover with that many zeroes, so the hectare was tolerated into permanence.
What is a Square Kilometer?
A square kilometer is the area of a square one kilometer on a side, and it is how the world reports anything from the size of a town upward: city footprints, lakes, national parks, forest lost to fire, the areas of countries. Its classic trap is that the prefix is squared along with the unit — both sides of the square grow by a thousand, so the area grows by that factor twice over, and people who expect a simple thousand-fold jump land three orders of magnitude out. The same squaring is why a map at twice the scale covers four times the ground.
To put both in perspective: a hectare is a square 100 meters on a side, while Central Park in New York is about 3.4 square kilometers.
The converter above updates as you type, and the table lists common values for quick reference. Need the opposite direction? Use the Square Kilometers to Hectares converter, or browse all Area converters.
Frequently asked questions
How many Square Kilometers are in one Hectare?
There are 0.01 Square Kilometers in one Hectare.
How do I convert Hectares to Square Kilometers?
Multiply the number of Hectares by 0.01. For example, 10 Hectares = 0.1 Square Kilometers.
What is 100 Hectares in Square Kilometers?
100 Hectares is equal to 1 Square Kilometers.
How do I convert Square Kilometers to Hectares?
Multiply the Square Kilometers value by 100 (or divide by 0.01).
Is this Hectares to Square Kilometers conversion exact?
Yes, exactly. Both units are fixed against the same base by definition, and 1 Hectare = 0.01 Square Kilometers is the complete value — nothing is rounded away.
What is a Hectare?
The hectare is the metric answer to the acre: a square 100 meters on a side, or 10,000 square meters. It is what farmland, forestry, plantation, conservation and deforestation figures are reported in almost everywhere outside the United States. A subtlety worth knowing is that the hectare is not actually an SI unit — like the liter, it is merely accepted for use alongside SI. The coherent unit for land really is the square meter, but nobody wants to state a country’s forest cover with that many zeroes, so the hectare was tolerated into permanence.
What is a Square Kilometer?
A square kilometer is the area of a square one kilometer on a side, and it is how the world reports anything from the size of a town upward: city footprints, lakes, national parks, forest lost to fire, the areas of countries. Its classic trap is that the prefix is squared along with the unit — both sides of the square grow by a thousand, so the area grows by that factor twice over, and people who expect a simple thousand-fold jump land three orders of magnitude out. The same squaring is why a map at twice the scale covers four times the ground.