Gram per Square Meter (g/m²)
Grams per square metre suit small plots, nurseries, lawns and pot trials; 10 g/m² equals 100 kg/ha.
Symbol: g/m² (ASCII: g/m2)
Quantity: mass applied or harvested per unit land area
SI relation: 1 g/m² = 10 kg/ha (exact)
Derivation: 1 g/m² = 10 kg/ha.
Exact: yes, by definition
Typical uses
- Garden and lawn fertiliser
- Research plot application
- Nursery beds
Convert grams per square meter to other units
| Conversion | 1 g/m² equals | Reverse |
|---|---|---|
| gram per square meter to kilogram per hectare | 10 kg/ha | kilogram per hectare to gram per square meter |
| gram per square meter to quintal per hectare | 0.1 q/ha | quintal per hectare to gram per square meter |
| gram per square meter to tonne per hectare | 0.01 t/ha | tonne per hectare to gram per square meter |
| gram per square meter to pound per acre | 8.921791216 lb/acre | pound per acre to gram per square meter |
| gram per square meter to gram per hectare | 10000 g/ha | gram per hectare to gram per square meter |
| gram per square meter to pound per 1000 square feet | 0.2048161436 lb/1000 ft² | pound per 1000 square feet to gram per square meter |
Open the Application Rate Converter (kg/ha, lb/acre) to convert any value between all units.
Sources
- The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition (SI Brochure), Bureau International des Poids et Mesures , Table 4 (derived units) and Table 8 (non-SI units accepted for use with the SI).
Last reviewed: . Factors are stored exactly and computed with 50-digit decimal arithmetic. See how we verify conversion factors.
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