Convert Square Kilometers to Hectares
Convert Square Kilometers to Hectares instantly. 1 Square Kilometer (km²) equals 100 Hectares (ha).
Square Kilometers to Hectares conversion table
| Square Kilometers (km²) | Hectares (ha) |
|---|---|
| 1 km² | 100 ha |
| 2 km² | 200 ha |
| 3 km² | 300 ha |
| 5 km² | 500 ha |
| 10 km² | 1,000 ha |
| 20 km² | 2,000 ha |
| 50 km² | 5,000 ha |
| 100 km² | 10,000 ha |
| 500 km² | 50,000 ha |
| 1,000 km² | 100,000 ha |
1 Square Kilometer = 100 Hectares · multiply Square Kilometers by 100
About converting Square Kilometers to Hectares
Square Kilometers (km²) and Hectares (ha) are both units of area, so converting between them is a single multiplication: multiply your Square Kilometers figure by 100. Ten Square Kilometers comes to 1,000 Hectares, and a hundred works out at 10,000 Hectares.
Rule of thumb: going from Square Kilometers to Hectares multiplies, so the figure always grows — one Square Kilometer is already 100 Hectares. If your answer came out smaller, you have the conversion the wrong way round.
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.
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.
To put both in perspective: Central Park in New York is about 3.4 square kilometers, while a hectare is a square 100 meters on a side.
The converter above updates as you type, and the table lists common values for quick reference. Need the opposite direction? Use the Hectares to Square Kilometers converter, or browse all Area converters.
Frequently asked questions
How many Hectares are in one Square Kilometer?
There are 100 Hectares in one Square Kilometer.
How do I convert Square Kilometers to Hectares?
Multiply the number of Square Kilometers by 100. For example, 10 Square Kilometers = 1,000 Hectares.
What is 100 Square Kilometers in Hectares?
100 Square Kilometers is equal to 10,000 Hectares.
How do I convert Hectares to Square Kilometers?
Multiply the Hectares value by 0.01 (or divide by 100).
Is this Square Kilometers to Hectares conversion exact?
Yes, exactly. Both units are fixed against the same base by definition, and 1 Square Kilometer = 100 Hectares is the complete value — nothing is rounded away.
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.
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.