Square Feet to Square Yards Converter (Sq Ft to Sq Yd)
This square feet to square yards converter divides your area by 9 as you type, rounded to at most four decimal places. Type in the square yards box instead and you get square feet back.
Common conversions
1,000 square feet is 111.11 square yards. Other common sizes:
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More sizes: 10 to 3,000 sq ft in square yards
| Square feet | Square yards |
|---|---|
| 10 | 1.11 |
| 25 | 2.78 |
| 50 | 5.56 |
| 150 | 16.67 |
| 250 | 27.78 |
| 400 | 44.44 |
| 1,000 | 111.11 |
| 1,200 | 133.33 |
| 2,500 | 277.78 |
| 3,000 | 333.33 |
Room sizes in square yards, 10 x 10 to 20 x 20 ft
| Room (ft) | Square feet | Square yards |
|---|---|---|
| 10 x 10 | 100 | 11.11 |
| 10 x 12 | 120 | 13.33 |
| 12 x 12 | 144 | 16 |
| 12 x 15 | 180 | 20 |
| 12 x 16 | 192 | 21.33 |
| 14 x 18 | 252 | 28 |
| 15 x 20 | 300 | 33.33 |
| 20 x 20 | 400 | 44.44 |
These are floor areas, not carpet orders. Room sizes in other units are in the square footage chart.
How to convert square feet to square yards
Divide square feet by 9.
Square yards = square feet ÷ 9
- Measure length and width in feet. For L-shaped rooms use the room square footage calculator; for a yard, the lawn square footage calculator.
- Multiply them. A 12 by 16 foot room is 192 square feet.
- Divide by 9. 192 ÷ 9 = 21.33 square yards.
Measured in yards already? Just multiply: 4 yards by 5 yards is 20 square yards.
The same squaring puts 144 square inches in a square foot (square inches to square feet converter). For every unit at once, use the area converter.
Square yards to square feet
Multiply square yards by 9. 25 square yards is 225 square feet, 50 is 450 and 100 is 900.
Square feet = square yards × 9
Square yards to square meters
Multiply square yards by 0.83612736. NIST defines the yard as exactly 0.9144 meters, and 0.9144 squared gives that factor, so 100 square yards is 83.61 square meters.
Square meters = square yards × 0.83612736
Carpet prices: per square yard vs per square foot
Divide a per square yard price by 9 to get the per square foot price. Carpet quotes come in both units; Dallas County's 2015 carpet bid, for example, is priced per square yard.
Price per sq ft = price per sq yd ÷ 9
Works out to $3.33 per square foot, so it's the cheaper of the two.
Works out to $31.50 per square yard, $1.50 more than Carpet A.
To calculate price per square foot for a whole home, a rental or a project, use the price per square foot calculator.
How much carpet to order
You order more square yards than the floor area, because broadloom comes off rolls of fixed width, made in 9, 12 and 15 foot widths, and you pay for the whole width you cut. The residential installation standard, CRI 105, has carpet cut with at least 3 inches extra along each wall for trimming.
Square yards ordered = roll width (ft) x cut length (ft) ÷ 9
Worked example: at $32 per square yard, the 11 by 14 foot bedroom above costs $618.67 for the 19.33 yards you're billed, not $547.56 for the floor alone, about 13 percent more.
A room wider than the roll needs a seam, so give the installer your room dimensions, not just the total. The flooring calculator adds waste by material, and for several rooms the main calculator gives the total in square feet and square yards at once.
Common mistakes
That converts a length. On an area it gives three times too much: 144 sq ft becomes 48 instead of 16.
A linear yard is 3 feet of roll length. On a 12 foot roll it covers 4 square yards; see the square feet to linear feet converter.
Frequently asked questions
How many square feet are in a square yard?
9 square feet. A square yard is 3 feet on each side, and 3 x 3 = 9.
How do you calculate square yards?
Multiply length by width in feet, then divide by 9: a 10 by 15 foot room is 150 square feet, or 16.67 square yards.
How many square yards is a 12x12 room?
16 square yards. A 12 by 12 foot room is 144 square feet, and 144 divided by 9 is 16.
How many square yards is 2,500 square feet?
2,500 square feet is 277.78 square yards.
How do I convert square yards to square meters?
Multiply by 0.83612736. 50 square yards is 41.81 square meters.
Is carpet sold by the square foot or the square yard?
Both units are used, depending on the seller and the contract. Divide a square yard price by 9 to compare it with a square foot price.