hectare

Or hek·tare

[hek-tair]

noun

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

hectare

/ ˈhɛktɑː /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hectare¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hectare¹

C19: from French; see _hecto- , _are ²

Example Sentences

Temperatures soared and wildfires intensified in Europe, with a record number of hectares burnt during the summer.

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At COP30, Brazil launched a new global investment vehicle that proposes paying out a share of profits to forest-rich countries for every hectare of trees they leave standing.

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"The density of migratory warblers, flycatchers, and vireos crowded into these five forests is astounding, and means that each hectare protected there safeguards a disproportionate number of birds."

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The UN says Bolivia has 31,000 hectares of coca crops.

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He works with families who keeps four hectares of açai plants in the forest "with a minimum number of species per hectare that must be monitored."

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