Convert liters to cubic meters
1 l = 0.001 m³ · 1 m³ = 1000 l · Exact by definition
1 l = 0.001 m³
The same value in other units
- millilitre
- 1000 ml
- US fluid ounce
- 33.814 fl oz (US)
- US cup
- 4.22675 cup (US)
- US gallon
- 0.264172 gal (US)
- imperial gallon
- 0.219969 gal (UK)
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Volume
liters to cubic meters: conversion table
| litre | cubic metre |
|---|---|
| 1 l | 0.001 m³ |
| 2 l | 0.002 m³ |
| 3 l | 0.003 m³ |
| 5 l | 0.005 m³ |
| 10 l | 0.01 m³ |
| 20 l | 0.02 m³ |
| 25 l | 0.025 m³ |
| 50 l | 0.05 m³ |
| 100 l | 0.1 m³ |
| 250 l | 0.25 m³ |
| 500 l | 0.5 m³ |
| 1000 l | 1 m³ |
| cubic metre | litre |
|---|---|
| 1 m³ | 1000 l |
| 2 m³ | 2000 l |
| 3 m³ | 3000 l |
| 5 m³ | 5000 l |
| 10 m³ | 10000 l |
| 20 m³ | 20000 l |
| 25 m³ | 25000 l |
| 50 m³ | 50000 l |
| 100 m³ | 100000 l |
| 250 m³ | 250000 l |
| 500 m³ | 500000 l |
| 1000 m³ | 1000000 l |
How the conversion works
m³ = l × 0.001
Both units are defined exactly, so the precision of the liters to cubic meters result depends only on the number of decimal places you choose.
METHOD AND SOURCES
Where the conversion factors come from
Results are calculated from the unit definitions stored in the converter, not copied from a lookup table. For exact units, every value in the table follows from the same factor shown in the formula above.
- BIPM — SI Brochure
The official definitions of the International System of Units (SI).
- NIST SP 811 — Conversion factors
Conversion-factor tables for SI and non-SI units.
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