Square yard (yd²)
Definition
A square one yard on each side, exactly 0.83612736 m² (nine square feet).
History
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.
Where it is used
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.
Typical uses include carpet and flooring, landscaping and turf.
Conversion pages
These pages convert square yard to or from another unit in area.
No conversion pages use this unit yet.
Other Area units
Sources
- NIST HB 44 NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C (area); 1959 yard-and-pound agreement · Dataset reviewed Nov 11, 2026