Cubic Meter to Liter (m³ to L)
Result
1,000 Liter
Formula
L = m³ × 1,000
1 m³ = 1,000 L, and 1 L = 0.001 m³.
The litre is exactly 1 dm³ (0.001 m³). The US gallon is defined as 231 cubic inches, which makes it exactly 3.785411784 L; quarts, pints, cups and fluid ounces are fixed fractions of it.
Worked examples
- 1 m³ × 1,000 = 1,000 L
- 10 m³ × 1,000 = 10,000 L
- 100 m³ × 1,000 = 100,000 L
Common mistakes
- US and UK (imperial) measures share names but not sizes: the imperial gallon is 4.54609 L (20% larger), the imperial pint 568 mL and the imperial fluid ounce 28.41 mL.
- This converter uses US customary volumes. A US cup is 236.59 mL, a metric cup 250 mL, and US nutrition labels round a cup to 240 mL.
- US dry measures (dry pint, bushel) are a separate system and are not the same as liquid pints.
Cubic Meter to Liter table
| Cubic Meter (m³) | Liter (L) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1,000 |
| 2 | 2,000 |
| 5 | 5,000 |
| 10 | 10,000 |
| 20 | 20,000 |
| 50 | 50,000 |
| 100 | 100,000 |
| 1,000 | 1,000,000 |
The units
- Cubic Meter (m³)
- A unit of volume.
- Liter (L)
- Exactly one cubic decimetre (0.001 m³).
Sources for these factors
- Handbook 44 (2024), Appendix C: General Tables of Units of Measurement — NIST
- Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811), Appendix B: conversion factors — NIST
- 21 CFR 101.9 (nutrition labeling: household measure equivalents) — U.S. FDA / eCFR
Last reviewed against these sources. An automated check recomputes every factor from its definition on each build. How we check accuracy