: a unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters see Metric System Table
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By comparison, the EU is known to be the leading producer, consumer and exporter of olive oil, with roughly 4 million hectares (9.88 million acres) dedicated to the cultivation of olive trees across the region.
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Sam Meredith, CNBC, 24 July 2025
The reserve where Wilga was lost covers more than 300,000 hectares (740,000 acres), according to AP.
—Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
Spanning about 30 hectares (74 ac), this ancient landscape has been under the microscope since the 1980s, thanks to pioneering archaeologist Dietrich Mania.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 12 July 2025
The news people in the background rasped their way through the numbers on the screen: 16, 17, 18 million hectares, 4,000, 5,000, 6,000 buildings, this many thousands of homes, that many millions of lives, all burnt to nothing.
—Literary Hub, 10 July 2025
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Sam Meredith, CNBC, 24 July 2025
The reserve where Wilga was lost covers more than 300,000 hectares (740,000 acres), according to AP.
—Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
Spanning about 30 hectares (74 ac), this ancient landscape has been under the microscope since the 1980s, thanks to pioneering archaeologist Dietrich Mania.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 12 July 2025
The news people in the background rasped their way through the numbers on the screen: 16, 17, 18 million hectares, 4,000, 5,000, 6,000 buildings, this many thousands of homes, that many millions of lives, all burnt to nothing.
—Literary Hub, 10 July 2025
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“Hectare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hectare. Accessed 29 Jul. 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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