Gram (g)
A gram is one thousandth of a kilogram — the everyday metric unit for small masses and recipe ingredients.
Grams appear on nutrition labels, jewelry scales, laboratory balances, and European cooking measurements.
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Selected g values converted to kg using the exact factor from this tool.
| g | kg |
|---|---|
| 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 g = 0.001 kg
1 kg = 1000 g
To convert gram to kilogram, multiply by 0.001.
To convert kilogram to gram, multiply by 1000.
Example: convert 15 g to kg
15 × 0.001 = 0.015 kg
Short background on the units used in this conversion.
A gram is one thousandth of a kilogram — the everyday metric unit for small masses and recipe ingredients.
Grams appear on nutrition labels, jewelry scales, laboratory balances, and European cooking measurements.
The kilogram is the SI base unit of mass, defined by fixing the numerical value of the Planck constant.
Kilograms are used worldwide for body weight, food packaging, shipping labels, and science wherever the metric system is standard.
kg = g × 0.001g = kg × 1,000, using the same exact factors as this converter.Jump to any weight & mass conversion starting from gram — including the reverse direction and every other unit in our dataset.