Square Foot to Square Yard Conversion
Convert square foot to square yard with precision. Enter values and get instant conversions.
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1 Square Foot = 0 Square Yard
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About Square Foot to Square Yard Conversion
Converting from Square Foot to Square Yard is a common area conversion.
This online converter allows you to easily convert between square foot and square yard, providing instant results with high precision.
Square Foot
Definition: A square foot (symbol: ft²) is an imperial and US customary unit of area equal to a square with 1 foot (12 inches) sides. One square foot equals exactly 0.09290304 square meters or 144 square inches.
History: Dates back to ancient measurement systems based on human dimensions. The international foot definition of 1959 (exactly 0.3048 meters) standardized the square foot in metric terms.
Current use: The primary unit for real estate measurements in the United States (home sizes, office spaces). Also used in construction (material estimates) and architecture in countries using imperial units. The UK uses square meters officially but square feet persists in informal contexts.
Square Yard
Definition: A square yard (symbol: yd²) is an imperial and US customary unit of area equal to a square with 1 yard (3 feet) on each side. One square yard equals 0.83612736 square meters or 9 square feet.
History: Derived from the medieval English system of measurement. The yard was standardized in the 1950s to exactly 0.9144 meters, which defined the square yard in metric terms.
Current use: Commonly used in the US and UK for measuring carpeting, flooring, and textiles. Still appears in real estate listings for smaller properties in these countries. Industrial applications have largely moved to square meters.
Details
- From: Square Foot
- To: Square Yard
- Formula: 1 Square Foot = 0.1111111111 Square Yard
- Example: 25 Square Foot = 2.7777777778 Square Yard
Square Foot to Square Yard Conversion Table
| Square Foot | Square Yard |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 0.0011111111 |
| 0.1 | 0.0111111111 |
| 1 | 0.1111111111 |
| 2 | 0.2222222222 |
| 3 | 0.3333333333 |
| 5 | 0.5555555556 |
| 10 | 1.1111111111 |
| 20 | 2.2222222222 |
| 50 | 5.5555555556 |
| 100 | 11.1111111111 |
| 1000 | 111.1111111111 |