Sprayer Calculator: Determine How Many Acres You Can Spray With One Tankful

Wondering how many acres your sprayer will cover with a full tank? Use this free sprayer calculator to quickly estimate your coverage per tank, total liquid needed, and the number of refills required to treat your field. Whether you’re using a 25-gallon, 50-gallon, 100-gallon, or even a 200-gallon sprayer, this tool helps you determine exactly how far your setup will go.

Just enter your tank size, spray rate (GPA), and total acreage—and the calculator will do the rest. It’s perfect for planning your day, understanding acres per tank, and figuring out how many acres you can cover per day with your current equipment.

Tank Coverage Estimator

Tank Coverage Estimator

Estimate how much area your sprayer can cover per tank, how many refills you’ll need, and the total liquid required.

How to Use the Tank Coverage Estimator

Using the Tank Coverage Estimator is quick and simple. Here’s how:

  1. Enter Your Tank Size – Input the total number of gallons your sprayer holds (e.g. 25, 55, 100, or 200 gallons).
  2. Enter Your Application Rate – This is your spray rate in gallons per acre (GPA). Common rates are 10–20 GPA for herbicides and foliar feeds, and 1–5 GPA for low-volume applications.
  3. Enter the Total Acres You Plan to Spray – This tells the calculator how large of an area you're treating.

The tool will instantly calculate:

  • How many acres your sprayer will cover per tank
  • How many refills you'll need to spray the entire area
  • The total volume of spray solution required

Who Is This Tool For?

This sprayer calculator is built for farmers, landowners, turf managers, and pesticide applicators using common sprayer setups. It works for a wide range of applications:

  • Row Crop Spraying – Corn, soybeans, wheat, etc.
  • Pasture and Forage Spraying – Weed control and fertilization
  • Food Plot Management – Efficient application planning for smaller acreages
  • Lawn and Turf Care – Professional and residential spraying jobs
  • Orchards and Vineyards – Where coverage planning is critical
  • UTV/ATV Boom Sprayers – Know what you can cover with your compact rig
  • Pull-Type and 3-Point Sprayers – Perfect for tractor-mounted systems

Frequent questions this tool helps answer:

  • How many acres can I cover with a 25-gallon sprayer?
  • How many acres will a 55-gallon sprayer cover?
  • What’s the coverage of a 100-gallon sprayer at 10 GPA?
  • How many acres per day can I spray with my boom sprayer?

This tool is ideal for row crop, pasture, food plot, and lawn spraying. It's also great for UTV, ATV, and pull-type sprayers.

Shane Blomendahl

I have more than a decade of experience using, building, studying, and testing sprayers in several applications. With the knowledge I have gained I want to provide straight forward and detailed answers for DIY homeowners, farmers, and commercial turf and tree care pros.

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