How to convert meters to yards
yd = x × 1.0936132983377078
The international yard is exactly 0.9144 m or 3 feet. A 100-meter distance is therefore longer than 100 yards.
Worked example
yd = 100 × 1.0936132983377078
100 m = 109.36133 yd.
Sport and race distances in yards
Meters to yards comes up most in sport, where the same event can be run, swum or played over metric or imperial distances, and in fabric, which is sold by the meter in most countries and by the yard in the United States.
| Meters | Yards | Where you see it |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | 27.340332 | Short-course swimming pool |
| 50 | 54.680665 | Olympic swimming pool |
| 100 | 109.36133 | Sprint |
| 400 | 437.445319 | Running-track lap |
| 800 | 874.890639 | Middle-distance race |
| 1500 | 1640.419948 | Metric mile race |
| 5000 | 5468.066492 | 5K race |
Practical notes
The yard is exactly 0.9144 m, so 1 m is 1.0936132983377078 yd, about 9.4% more. Adding 10% to a meter figure reads 0.58% high.
- A 25-yard pool is 22.86 m, so swim times from yard and meter pools are not directly comparable.
- The 1,500 m "metric mile" is 1640.419948 yd, 119.580052 yd short of a mile (1,760 yd).
- An American football field is 100 yd between the goal lines, which is 91.44 m.
Conversion table in both directions
Values are generated by the same engine as the interactive converter.
| Input | m → yd | yd → m |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.093613 | 0.9144 |
| 5 | 5.468066 | 4.572 |
| 10 | 10.936133 | 9.144 |
| 25 | 27.340332 | 22.86 |
| 50 | 54.680665 | 45.72 |
| 100 | 109.36133 | 91.44 |
Unit definitions and sources
Ordinary feet, yards and miles use international definitions. The separately labeled US survey foot is for legacy records only. A nautical mile is exactly 1,852 meters; it is not a constant minute of latitude on Earth.
| Unit and system | Use | Definition | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meter (m); si | Common units | Meter measures length. m = (value in m) × 1. Common use: Dimensions and distances. | Exact definition; numerical display may be rounded |
| Yard (yd); us | Common units | Yard measures length. m = (value in yd) × 0.9144. Common use: Dimensions and distances. | Exact definition; numerical display may be rounded |
Sources: BIPM: International System of Units; NIST: SP 811 Appendix B.8: conversion factors; IAU: Measuring the Universe: astronomical unit; NIST: US survey foot: definition and retirement; BIPM: SI prefixes
Precision of length conversions
These 2 length units convert through Meter (m). 2 have an exact defined relationship to the base unit and 0 are conventional or measured values. Results and the tables on this page come from the same engine, so a table value can be checked against the converter directly.
Standard display shows up to six decimal places, switching to scientific notation for very large or small values. Calculation uses JavaScript binary floating point independently of display rounding, so extra digits are not a claim about measurement accuracy. Each unit lists its own source; a citation records where the definition comes from, not an independent review. See Conversion methodology for the review and correction process.