Conversion Factors

Conversion Factors

1 Metric Ton

=

2,204.622 Pounds

1 Pound

=

0.0004536 Metric Tons

1 Kilogram

=

2.2046 Pounds

1 Pound

=

0.4535924 Kilograms

1 Hectare

=

2.471 Acres

1 Acre

=

0.4047 Hectares

Dry Weight (DW)

=

88 to 92 percent of Farm
Sales Weight (FSW)^¹

1	Unmanufactured tobacco's conversion from dry weight to farm sales weight varies depending on a country’s cultivation and processing conditions and practices. The average conversion factor ranges from 88 to 92 percent, but it can be as low as 60 percent.

Last modified: Wednesday, November 26, 2003