Convert Square Yard to Dunam (yd² → dunam)

Converting square yards to dunams is straightforward: multiply by the conversion factor. Follow these three steps to do it by hand or in your head.

1. 1
   Take your value in square yards

   Start with the number of square yards (yd²) you want to convert.
2. 2
   Multiply by 0.000836

   The conversion factor from yd² to dunam is 0.000836. Multiply your value by this number.
3. 3
   Read the result in dunams

   The result is your value in dunams (dunam).

Multiply the value in square yards by 0.000836. For the reverse direction, multiply by 1,195.99.

• ✓1 yd² = 9 ft² = 0.8361 m².
• ✓1 m² = 1.196 yd² — a square metre is slightly larger than a square yard.
• ✓Carpet rolls often come 12 ft wide — calculate yd² based on room length.

• ✗Conflating yd² with yd — different units.
• ✗Using yd² in metric architectural plans — stick to m².
• ✗Ordering too little carpet by miscalculating offcuts.

What is the Square Yard?

The square yard equals exactly 0.83612736 square meters (or 9 square feet) and is used for American and British carpet, fabric, landscaping, and small construction projects. Carpet pricing in the US has historically been per square yard, though many retailers now also quote per square foot. Lawn-fertilizer applications and grass-seed coverage often specify rates per 1,000 yd². The square yard relates to the square foot (9 ft² = 1 yd²), the square meter (1 yd² ≈ 0.836 m²), and the acre (4,840 yd² = 1 acre). Despite the prevalence of square feet in real estate and construction, the square yard remains entrenched in textile and landscaping commerce. A typical bedroom carpet is 12–20 square yards.

• Carpet and flooring orders (US and UK)
• Landscaping turf and sod
• Older UK property descriptions

What is the Dunam?

The dunam equals exactly 1,000 square meters in its modern metric form, used primarily in Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, and Turkey for land measurement and real estate. The unit's name derives from Ottoman Turkish 'dönüm,' itself from a verb meaning 'to turn' — historically the area a yoke of oxen could plow in a day, similar to the acre's origin. Older 'Ottoman dunam' values varied (around 919 m²), but most countries in the region have standardized to the metric dunam of 1,000 m². The dunam is the everyday unit in Middle Eastern real estate and agricultural contexts. It relates to the square meter (1 dunam = 1,000 m² = 0.1 ha), the hectare (10 dunams = 1 ha), and the acre (1 acre ≈ 4.047 dunams). Family olive groves, vineyards, and urban building plots are routinely measured in dunams.

• Israeli and Palestinian land records
• Turkish rural property
• Agricultural documents in the former Ottoman region