Area is an essential unit of measurement, with widespread usage in many industries. One of its most common usages occurs in the construction industry. From building small parking lots, to the highest skyscrapers area, is the most essential unit of measure indeed. Square feet and square meters are two of the units of measuring area, which are interchangeably used across the world. Let’s find out more about these units, how they were established, and how to convert them into one another. 

History of Square Meters and Square Feet

Square Meters; Our understanding of the square feet can be built by the knowledge about the meter and the concept of squaring. The meter was a unit established by the French Academy of Sciences in 1791. In its original meaning, it was 1/10,000,000th of a quarter of the Earth's circumference. Over time however, it has evolved and is currently based on the distance that can be traveled by light in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458th of a second. The concept of squaring has been derived from geometry. A square is a shape with four equal sides. As you know, area is calculated by multiplying lengths with width. With four equal sides, measuring one side means multiplying its length with itself, and that is how mathematical squaring occurs. Henceforth the international system of measurements (SI) defines the square meter as the area of a square with all its sides measuring 1 meter. 

Square Feet; The square foot falls under the imperial system of measurement. It was historically used in France; however, it has now shifted to square meters. It is now most commonly being used in the United States and Canada as a unit for the quantification of space. Just like the square meter, the square foot is also measured as the area of a square with all its four sides equal to 1 foot in length. 

Formulas for Conversion

Square Meters to Square Feet

To convert square meters to square feet you can multiply the given number of square meters with 10.764.

Formula
 

Square Feet = (n) (10.764)

Example
Lets convert 10 square meters to square feet
Square Feet = (10) (10.764) = 107.64 ft sq2

Square Feet to Square Meters

To convert square feet to square meters you can divide the given number of square feet by 10.764.

Formula

Square Meters = (n)/10.764

Example
Lets convert 20 square feet into square meters
Square Meters = 20/10.764 = 1.858 m2

Difference Between Square Meter and Square Feet

Here’s a conversion table for converting square meters to square feet

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is the difference between feet and square feet?
   Feet are a unit of measurement for length. When we say something is 5 feet long, we’re talking about how far it stretches from one end to the other or simply, how long it is.Square feet, on the other hand, measure area. Imagine a square that is 1 foot long on each side, that square covers 1 square foot of space. So, when we say a room is 200 square feet, we mean that it takes up that much area on the floor. In short, feet measure how long something is, while square feet measure how much space something covers

2. What is the difference between meter and square meter?
   Meter is a unit of measurement for length. When we say something is 3 meters long, we’re measuring how far it is from one end to the other, like the height of a door or the length of a table. Square meter, on the other hand, measures area. If you think of a square where each side is 1 meter long, that square covers an area of 1 square meter. So, when we say a room is 20 square meters, we’re talking about the total space on the floor. 

3. What size is a 1000 ft sq2 room?
   1000 ft sq2 can be the size of a small apartment.

4. How to measure area of a room?
   Measure the length and width of the room and calculate the area by multiplying them.

5. How to calculate the area of a house?
   Individually measure the length and width and multiply them to calculate the area of each room. Then add the area of all rooms to get the total area of the house.Another way could be to measure the total length and width of the house and multiply them.