: a unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters see Metric System Table
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The Copenhagen, Denmark, native made the big decision to invest approximately $40,000 in three hectares of jungle land, with a dream to build a self-sufficient and sustainable home.
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
In April, the government projected that 700,000 hectares of land will be converted into forest by 2050.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
In 2024, the world lost 6.7 million hectares of tropical primary rainforest, the highest level of loss in at least two decades.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Canada is experiencing yet another brutal year for wildfires, with nearly 700,000 hectares, or more than 2,500 square miles, burned to date.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 30 May 2025
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
In April, the government projected that 700,000 hectares of land will be converted into forest by 2050.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
In 2024, the world lost 6.7 million hectares of tropical primary rainforest, the highest level of loss in at least two decades.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Canada is experiencing yet another brutal year for wildfires, with nearly 700,000 hectares, or more than 2,500 square miles, burned to date.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 30 May 2025
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hectare
noun
hect·are
ˈhek-ˌta(ə)r 
-ˌte(ə)r
-ˌte(ə)r
-ˌtär
: a unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters see metric system
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