Square Yard to Square Kilometer (km²) Conversion
Convert square yard to square kilometer (km²) with precision. Enter values and get instant conversions.
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1 Square Yard = 0 Square Kilometer (km²)
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About Square Yard to Square Kilometer (km²) Conversion
Converting from Square Yard to Square Kilometer (km²) is a common area conversion.
This online converter allows you to easily convert between square yard and square kilometer (km²), providing instant results with high precision.
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.
Square Kilometer (km²)
Definition: A square kilometer (symbol: km²) is a multiple of the square meter, equal to the area of a square with 1 kilometer (1000 meters) on each side. One square kilometer equals 1,000,000 square meters or approximately 0.3861 square miles.
History: Developed as part of the metric system's decimal-based scaling, the square kilometer became particularly useful for geographical measurements. Its adoption grew with the metric system's international acceptance in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Current use: Primarily used to measure large land areas such as cities, national parks, and countries. Commonly appears in geographical surveys, urban planning, and environmental studies. Most world maps and atlases use square kilometers, though some US publications still use square miles.
Details
- From: Square Yard
- To: Square Kilometer (km²)
- Formula: 1 Square Yard = 0.0000008361 km²
- Example: 25 Square Yard = 0.0000209032 km²
Square Yard to Square Kilometer (km²) Conversion Table
| Square Yard | Square Kilometer (km²) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 8.4e-9 |
| 0.1 | 8.36e-8 |
| 1 | 8.361e-7 |
| 2 | 0.0000016723 |
| 3 | 0.0000025084 |
| 5 | 0.0000041806 |
| 10 | 0.0000083613 |
| 20 | 0.0000167225 |
| 50 | 0.0000418064 |
| 100 | 0.0000836127 |
| 1000 | 0.0008361274 |