hectare

American  

[hek-tair] / ˈhɛk tɛər /

Or hektare

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

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hectare British  

/ ˈhɛktɑː /

noun

1.  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

That period six years ago saw Australia's most severe fire season on record, the so-called "Black Summer" of 2019-20 where dozens of people died and thousands of hectares of land was burnt.

From BBC

Over the past 25 years, Bolivia has lost nearly 10 million hectares of forest, including critical wetlands.

From Science Daily

And in spring last year the trust managed to plant 79,305 trees across three sites covering around 50 hectares.

From BBC

New research to be presented at AGU's 2025 Annual Meeting in New Orleans reports that nearly 38 million hectares of land in the western United States are historically behind on burning.

From Science Daily

Published in Antiquity Project Gallery and co-led by Durham University and Kazakhstan's Toraighyrov University, the new study presents the first comprehensive archaeological survey of Semiyarka, a carefully planned settlement covering about 140 hectares.

From Science Daily