The Liter (L) in Volume

What is Liter (L)

The liter (L) is a metric unit of volume commonly used around the world. It is defined as the volume of a cube that measures 10 centimeters on each side. Therefore, one liter is equivalent to 1,000 cubic centimeters (cm³) or 1 cubic decimeter (dm³). The liter serves as a standard measurement for liquids and is widely used in various applications, including cooking, manufacturing, and science.

A liter is also equal to other units of volume, making it versatile in different contexts. In the metric system, prefixes can change the scale of measurement. For example, a hectoliter (hL) is 100 liters, while a milliliter (mL) is only 1/1,000 of a liter. Understanding conversions is essential for accurate measurement and is especially helpful in cooking or in scientific experiments.

Common conversions values

Here are some common conversions for one liter:

• 1 L=0.01 hL
• 1 L=0.1 daL
• 1 L=10 dL
• 1 L=100 cL
• 1 L=1000 mL
• 1 L=0.006289811 bbl (oil)
• 1 L=0.008386414 bbl (US)
• 1 L=0.006110257 bbl (UK)
• 1 L=0.02749616 bu
• 1 L=0.05499231 bkt
• 1 L=0.1099846 pk
• 1 L=0.2199692 gal (UK)
• 1 L=0.2641721 gal liq (US)
• 1 L=0.2270207 gal dry (US)
• 1 L=1.056688 qt (US)
• 1 L=0.879877 qt (UK)
• 1 L=2.113376 pt (US)
• 1 L=1.759754 pt (UK)
• 1 L=4 cup
• 1 L=4.226753 cup (US)
• 1 L=3.519508 cup (UK)
• 1 L=66.66667 tbsp
• 1 L=56.31201 tbsp (UK)
• 1 L=67.62788 tbsp (US)
• 1 L=200 tsp
• 1 L=202.885 tsp (US)
• 1 L=168.936 tsp (UK)
• 1 L=101.4425 dsp (US)
• 1 L=84.46802 dsp (UK)
• 1 L=8.453507 gi (US)
• 1 L=7.039017 gi (UK)
• 1 L=35.19508 fl oz (UK)
• 1 L=33.81402 fl oz (US)
• 1 L=281.5606 fl dr
• 1 L=844.6819 fl s
• 1 L=10136.18 gtt
• 1 L=20000 gtt
• 1 L=16230.73 min (US)
• 1 L=16893.64 min (UK)
• 1 L=0.000000000001 km3
• 1 L=0.000000001 hm3
• 1 L=0.000001 dam3
• 1 L=0.001 m3
• 1 L=1 dm3
• 1 L=1000 cm3
• 1 L=1000000 mm3
• 1 L=1000000000000000 µm3
• 1 L=1000000000000000000000000 nm3
• 1 L=0.0000000000002399128 mi3
• 1 L=0.001307951 yd3
• 1 L=0.03531467 ft3
• 1 L=61.02374 in3