hectare
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hectare
From French, dating back to 1800–10; see origin at hect-, are 2
Vocabulary lists containing hectare
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Example Sentences
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Over 13 years, the site accumulated about 1,194 tonnes of carbon, which equals 10.1 tonnes of CO2 per hectare each year.
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026
Forest nations are paid around $4 per hectare,
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025
Brazil is courting $125 billion from governments and private financiers for a global investment fund that proposes making annual payments to developing countries for every hectare of forest they keep standing.
From Barron's • Nov. 5, 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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