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What Is a Liter?

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A liter is a unit used to measure volume.

The liter is an SI accepted unit for volume for use with the metric system. A liter is sometimes also referred to as a litre. Liters can be abbreviated as L, and are also sometimes abbreviated as l or ℓ. For example, 1 liter can be written as 1 L, 1 l, or 1 ℓ.

Background and Origin

The liter originated as the volume measurement used in the French metric system in 1795.In it's early use, the liter was equal to 1.000974 cubic decimeters.The unit has been redefined with different proportions to the cubic decimeter several times throughout history,before finally being redefined to be equal to exactly one cubic decimeter in 1964.

Uses

Liters are frequently used to measure the volume of liquids and pourable solids, and are also used as a measure for container capacity.The US commonly uses other customary measures for measuring liquids, but the liter has widespread use internationally.

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How Much Is a Liter?

A liter is a unit of volume equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters or 0.264172 US gallons.^[1] The liter is a special name defined for the cubic decimeter and is exactly equal to the volume of one cubic decimeter (1 decimeter is 1/10 of a meter, or 10 centimeters).

How to Convert Liters

To convert liters to another unit of volume, you need to multiply the value by a conversion factor.A conversion factor is a numerical value used to change the units of a measurement without changing the value.^[2]

You can find the conversion factors for liters in the conversion table below.

Then, multiply the volume measurement by the conversion factor to find the equivalent value in the desired unit of measurement.

liters × conversion factor = result

You can also use a calculator, such as one of the converters below, for the conversion.

Liter Conversion Table

Common liter values and equivalent imperial and metric volume measurements
liters	gallons	quarts	pints	cups	fluid ounces	tablespoons	teaspoons	cubic inches	cubic feet	cubic yards	milliliters	cubic centimeters	cubic meters
1 L	0.264172 gal	1.056688 qt	2.113376 pt	4.226753 c	33.814023 fl oz	67.628045 tbsp	202.884136 tsp	61.023744 in³	0.035315 ft³	0.001308 yd³	1,000 mL	1,000 cm³	0.001 m³
2 L	0.528344 gal	2.113376 qt	4.226753 pt	8.453506 c	67.628045 fl oz	135.256091 tbsp	405.768272 tsp	122.047488 in³	0.070629 ft³	0.002616 yd³	2,000 mL	2,000 cm³	0.002 m³
3 L	0.792516 gal	3.170065 qt	6.340129 pt	12.680259 c	101.442068 fl oz	202.884136 tbsp	608.652409 tsp	183.071232 in³	0.105944 ft³	0.003924 yd³	3,000 mL	3,000 cm³	0.003 m³
4 L	1.056688 gal	4.226753 qt	8.453506 pt	16.907011 c	135.256091 fl oz	270.512182 tbsp	811.536545 tsp	244.094976 in³	0.141259 ft³	0.005232 yd³	4,000 mL	4,000 cm³	0.004 m³
5 L	1.32086 gal	5.283441 qt	10.566882 pt	21.133764 c	169.070114 fl oz	338.140227 tbsp	1,014 tsp	305.11872 in³	0.176573 ft³	0.00654 yd³	5,000 mL	5,000 cm³	0.005 m³
6 L	1.585032 gal	6.340129 qt	12.680259 pt	25.360517 c	202.884136 fl oz	405.768272 tbsp	1,217 tsp	366.142465 in³	0.211888 ft³	0.007848 yd³	6,000 mL	6,000 cm³	0.006 m³
7 L	1.849204 gal	7.396817 qt	14.793635 pt	29.58727 c	236.698159 fl oz	473.396318 tbsp	1,420 tsp	427.166209 in³	0.247203 ft³	0.009156 yd³	7,000 mL	7,000 cm³	0.007 m³
8 L	2.113376 gal	8.453506 qt	16.907011 pt	33.814023 c	270.512182 fl oz	541.024363 tbsp	1,623 tsp	488.189953 in³	0.282517 ft³	0.010464 yd³	8,000 mL	8,000 cm³	0.008 m³
9 L	2.377548 gal	9.510194 qt	19.020388 pt	38.040776 c	304.326204 fl oz	608.652409 tbsp	1,826 tsp	549.213697 in³	0.317832 ft³	0.011772 yd³	9,000 mL	9,000 cm³	0.009 m³
10 L	2.641721 gal	10.566882 qt	21.133764 pt	42.267528 c	338.140227 fl oz	676.280454 tbsp	2,029 tsp	610.237441 in³	0.353147 ft³	0.01308 yd³	10,000 mL	10,000 cm³	0.01 m³
11 L	2.905893 gal	11.62357 qt	23.247141 pt	46.494281 c	371.95425 fl oz	743.908499 tbsp	2,232 tsp	671.261185 in³	0.388461 ft³	0.014387 yd³	11,000 mL	11,000 cm³	0.011 m³
12 L	3.170065 gal	12.680259 qt	25.360517 pt	50.721034 c	405.768272 fl oz	811.536545 tbsp	2,435 tsp	732.284929 in³	0.423776 ft³	0.015695 yd³	12,000 mL	12,000 cm³	0.012 m³
13 L	3.434237 gal	13.736947 qt	27.473893 pt	54.947787 c	439.582295 fl oz	879.16459 tbsp	2,637 tsp	793.308673 in³	0.459091 ft³	0.017003 yd³	13,000 mL	13,000 cm³	0.013 m³
14 L	3.698409 gal	14.793635 qt	29.58727 pt	59.17454 c	473.396318 fl oz	946.792636 tbsp	2,840 tsp	854.332417 in³	0.494405 ft³	0.018311 yd³	14,000 mL	14,000 cm³	0.014 m³
15 L	3.962581 gal	15.850323 qt	31.700646 pt	63.401293 c	507.210341 fl oz	1,014 tbsp	3,043 tsp	915.356161 in³	0.52972 ft³	0.019619 yd³	15,000 mL	15,000 cm³	0.015 m³
16 L	4.226753 gal	16.907011 qt	33.814023 pt	67.628045 c	541.024363 fl oz	1,082 tbsp	3,246 tsp	976.379906 in³	0.565035 ft³	0.020927 yd³	16,000 mL	16,000 cm³	0.016 m³
17 L	4.490925 gal	17.9637 qt	35.927399 pt	71.854798 c	574.838386 fl oz	1,150 tbsp	3,449 tsp	1,037 in³	0.600349 ft³	0.022235 yd³	17,000 mL	17,000 cm³	0.017 m³
18 L	4.755097 gal	19.020388 qt	38.040776 pt	76.081551 c	608.652409 fl oz	1,217 tbsp	3,652 tsp	1,098 in³	0.635664 ft³	0.023543 yd³	18,000 mL	18,000 cm³	0.018 m³
19 L	5.019269 gal	20.077076 qt	40.154152 pt	80.308304 c	642.466431 fl oz	1,285 tbsp	3,855 tsp	1,159 in³	0.670979 ft³	0.024851 yd³	19,000 mL	19,000 cm³	0.019 m³
20 L	5.283441 gal	21.133764 qt	42.267528 pt	84.535057 c	676.280454 fl oz	1,353 tbsp	4,058 tsp	1,220 in³	0.706293 ft³	0.026159 yd³	20,000 mL	20,000 cm³	0.02 m³

Liter Conversion Calculators

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US Customary Volume

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Metric Volume

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References

National Institute of Standards and Technology, Units outside the SI, https://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/outside.html
National Institute of Standards & Technology, Unit Conversion, https://www.nist.gov/pml/owm/metric-si/unit-conversion

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