Liter (L)
A liter is one thousandth of a cubic meter — the everyday metric unit for liquid volume, equal to 1,000 milliliters.
Liters label beverage bottles, fuel economy in many countries, and recipe liquids outside the US customary system.
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Selected L values converted to m³ using the exact factor from this tool.
| L | m³ |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 0.00001 |
| 0.1 | 0.0001 |
| 1 | 0.001 |
| 2 | 0.002 |
| 3 | 0.003 |
| 5 | 0.005 |
| 10 | 0.01 |
| 20 | 0.02 |
| 50 | 0.05 |
| 100 | 0.1 |
| 1,000 | 1 |
Exact conversion factors in both directions, plus a worked example.
1 L = 0.001 m³
1 m³ = 1000 L
To convert liter to cubic meter, multiply by 0.001.
To convert cubic meter to liter, multiply by 1000.
Example: convert 10 L to m³
10 × 0.001 = 0.01 m³
Short background on the units used in this conversion.
A liter is one thousandth of a cubic meter — the everyday metric unit for liquid volume, equal to 1,000 milliliters.
Liters label beverage bottles, fuel economy in many countries, and recipe liquids outside the US customary system.
The cubic meter is the SI derived unit of volume — the space occupied by a cube one meter on each side.
Cubic meters quantify bulk commodities, concrete pours, swimming pools, and natural-gas billing in metric countries.
m³ = L × 0.001L = m³ × 1,000, using the same exact factors as this converter.Jump to any volume conversion starting from liter — including the reverse direction and every other unit in our dataset.