Square Yards to Hectares Conversion (sq yd to ha)

Square Yards to Hectares Converter

Enter the area in square yards below to convert it to hectares.

Result in Hectares:

1 sq yd = 8.3613E-5 ha

Hint: use a scientific notation calculator to convert E notation to decimal

How to Convert Square Yards to Hectares

To convert a measurement in square yards to a measurement in hectares, multiply the area by the following conversion ratio: 8.3613E-5 hectares/square yard.

Since one square yard is equal to 8.3613E-5 hectares, you can use this simple formula to convert:

hectares = square yards × 8.3613E-5

The area in hectares is equal to the area in square yards multiplied by 8.3613E-5.

For example, here's how to convert 50,000 square yards to hectares using the formula above.

hectares = (50,000 sq yd × 8.3613E-5) = 4.180637 ha

Square yards and hectares are both units used to measure area. Keep reading to learn more about each unit of measure.

What Is a Square Yard?

One square yard is equivalent to the area of a square with sides that are each 1 yard in length. One square yard is roughly equal to 9 square feet or 0.836127 square meters.

The square yard is a US customary and imperial unit of area. A square yard is sometimes also referred to as a square yd. Square yards can be abbreviated as sq yd, and are also sometimes abbreviated as yd². For example, 1 square yard can be written as 1 sq yd or 1 yd².

You can use a square yards calculator to calculate the area of a space if you know its dimensions.

Learn more about square yards.

What Is a Hectare?

One hectare is equal to 10,000 square meters,^[1] or the area of a square with 100 meter sides.

The hectare is an SI accepted unit for area for use with the metric system. In the metric system, "hecto" is the prefix for 10². Hectares can be abbreviated as ha; for example, 1 hectare can be written as 1 ha.

Learn more about hectares.

Square Yard to Hectare Conversion Table

Table showing various square yard measurements converted to hectares.
Square Yards	Hectares
1 sq yd	0.000083613 ha
2 sq yd	0.000167 ha
3 sq yd	0.000251 ha
4 sq yd	0.000334 ha
5 sq yd	0.000418 ha
6 sq yd	0.000502 ha
7 sq yd	0.000585 ha
8 sq yd	0.000669 ha
9 sq yd	0.000753 ha
10 sq yd	0.000836 ha
100 sq yd	0.008361 ha
1,000 sq yd	0.083613 ha
10,000 sq yd	0.836127 ha
100,000 sq yd	8.3613 ha

Table showing various square yard measurements converted to hectares.

Square Yards

Hectares

1 sq yd

0.000083613 ha

2 sq yd

0.000167 ha

3 sq yd

0.000251 ha

4 sq yd

0.000334 ha

5 sq yd

0.000418 ha

6 sq yd

0.000502 ha

7 sq yd

0.000585 ha

8 sq yd

0.000669 ha

9 sq yd

0.000753 ha

10 sq yd

0.000836 ha

100 sq yd

0.008361 ha

1,000 sq yd

0.083613 ha

10,000 sq yd

0.836127 ha

100,000 sq yd

8.3613 ha

References

Cambridge Dictionary, hectare, https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/hectare