Cubic Meters to Liters Conversion (m³ to L)

Cubic Meters to Liters Converter

Enter the volume in cubic meters below to get the value converted to liters.

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Result in Liters:

1 m³ = 1,000 L

How to Convert Cubic Meters to Liters

To convert a measurement in cubic meters to a measurement in liters, multiply the volume by the following conversion ratio: 1,000 liters/cubic meter.

Since one cubic meter is equal to 1,000 liters, you can use this simple formula to convert:

liters = cubic meters × 1,000

The volume in liters is equal to the volume in cubic meters multiplied by 1,000.

For example, here's how to convert 5 cubic meters to liters using the formula above.

liters = (5 m³ × 1,000) = 5,000 L

How Many Liters Are in a Cubic Meter?

There are 1,000 liters in a cubic meter, which is why we use this value in the formula above.

1 m³ = 1,000 L

Cubic meters and liters are both units used to measure volume. Keep reading to learn more about each unit of measure.

What Is a Cubic Meter?

One cubic meter is equal to the volume of a cube with each edge measuring one meter.

The cubic meter, or cubic metre, is the SI derived unit for volume in the metric system. Cubic meters can be abbreviated as m³, and are also sometimes abbreviated as cu m, CBM, cbm, or MTQ. For example, 1 cubic meter can be written as 1 m³, 1 cu m, 1 CBM, 1 cbm, or 1 MTQ.

You can use our cubic meters calculator to calculate the volume of a space.

Learn more about cubic meters.

What 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).

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.

Learn more about liters.

Cubic Meter to Liter Conversion Table

Table showing various cubic meter measurements converted to liters.
Cubic Meters	Liters
0.001 m³	1 L
0.002 m³	2 L
0.003 m³	3 L
0.004 m³	4 L
0.005 m³	5 L
0.006 m³	6 L
0.007 m³	7 L
0.008 m³	8 L
0.009 m³	9 L
0.01 m³	10 L
0.02 m³	20 L
0.03 m³	30 L
0.04 m³	40 L
0.05 m³	50 L
0.06 m³	60 L
0.07 m³	70 L
0.08 m³	80 L
0.09 m³	90 L
0.1 m³	100 L
0.2 m³	200 L
0.3 m³	300 L
0.4 m³	400 L
0.5 m³	500 L
0.6 m³	600 L
0.7 m³	700 L
0.8 m³	800 L
0.9 m³	900 L
1 m³	1,000 L

Table showing various cubic meter measurements converted to liters.

Cubic Meters

Liters

0.001 m³

1 L

0.002 m³

2 L

0.003 m³

3 L

0.004 m³

4 L

0.005 m³

5 L

0.006 m³

6 L

0.007 m³

7 L

0.008 m³

8 L

0.009 m³

9 L

0.01 m³

10 L

0.02 m³

20 L

0.03 m³

30 L

0.04 m³

40 L

0.05 m³

50 L

0.06 m³

60 L

0.07 m³

70 L

0.08 m³

80 L

0.09 m³

90 L

0.1 m³

100 L

0.2 m³

200 L

0.3 m³

300 L

0.4 m³

400 L

0.5 m³

500 L

0.6 m³

600 L

0.7 m³

700 L

0.8 m³

800 L

0.9 m³

900 L

1 m³

1,000 L

References

National Institute of Standards and Technology, Units outside the SI, https://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/outside.html