Square yards to square feet
Multiply square yards by 9 to get square feet.
20 yd² = 180 ft²
How to convert square yards to square feet
The square foot is exactly 0.09290304 m² (0.3048 m squared), by the 1959 agreement. The square yard is a square one yard on each side, exactly 0.83612736 m² (nine square feet).
Worked example — 20 yd²: 20 × 9 = 180 ft².
Square yards to square feet table
| Square yards | Square feet |
|---|---|
| 1 yd² | 9 ft² |
| 2 yd² | 18 ft² |
| 5 yd² | 45 ft² |
| 10 yd² | 90 ft² |
| 20 yd² | 180 ft² |
| 50 yd² | 450 ft² |
| 100 yd² | 900 ft² |
| 200 yd² | 1,800 ft² |
| 500 yd² | 4,500 ft² |
Reverse and related
About square yards and square feet
Square yard (yd²)
1 yd² = 9 ft²Definition. A square one yard on each side, exactly 0.83612736 m² (nine square feet)
History and origin
The square yard is the area of a square one yard on each side, tied to the yard fixed at 0.9144 m in 1959. It equals exactly nine square feet.
Current use
Square yards are used for carpet, flooring and turf in the US and UK, where ground cover and fabric are often sold by the square yard.
Source: NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C (area); 1959 yard-and-pound agreement
Square foot (ft²)
1 ft² = 0.111111 yd²Definition. Exactly 0.09290304 m² (0.3048 m squared), by the 1959 agreement
History and origin
The square foot is the area of a square one foot on each side, tied to the international foot fixed in 1959. It equals exactly 0.09290304 square metres.
Current use
Square feet are the standard measure for real estate, flooring and carpet in the United States.
Source: NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C (area); 1959 yard-and-pound agreement
Where people use this
Square yards: carpet and flooring, landscaping and turf. Square feet: US real estate, flooring and carpet. 1 square yard is exactly 9 square feet.
Every value is carried to full double precision; the display is rounded.
Both units are defined in NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C (area); 1959 yard-and-pound agreement.
Questions people ask
How many square feet in a square yard?
One square yard is exactly 9 square feet.
How many sq ft is 10 sq yd?
10 square yards is 90 square feet.
How many square yards is 100 sq ft?
100 square feet is about 11.1 square yards.