hectare

American

[hek-tair] / ˈhɛk tɛər /

Or hektare

noun

a unit of surface, or land, measure equal to 100 ares, are, or 10,000 square meters: equivalent to 2.471 acres. ha

hectare British

/ ˈhɛktɑː /

noun

ha. one hundred ares. 1 hectare is equivalent to 10 000 square metres or 2.471 acres

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Etymology

Origin of hectare

From French, dating back to 1800–10; hect-, are ²

Example Sentences

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More than 95 percent of its 30,000 members own less than a hectare of land.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Forest nations are paid around $4 per hectare,

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

"Every hectare we protect in Central America has ripple effects for birds and people across the hemisphere," said Lello-Smith.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2025

Small landholdings worsen the problem - Indian farmers work with less than a hectare on average, while their American counterparts had over 46 hectares in 2020.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025

Cereal crops have the virtues of being fast growing, high in carbohydrates, and yielding up to a ton of edible food per hectare cultivated.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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