Cubic Meter Converter
Unit ConversionConvert cubic meters to liters, milliliters, cubic feet, cubic yards, US gallons and cubic inches at once, and back. Every factor is exact.
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1 Cubic Meter = 1,000 Liters ⟷ 1 Liter = 0.001 Cubic Meters
1 Cubic Meter = 1,000,000 Milliliters ⟷ 1 Milliliter = 0.000001 Cubic Meters
1 Cubic Meter = 35.314667 Cubic Feet ⟷ 1 Cubic Foot = 0.0283168 Cubic Meters
1 Cubic Meter = 1.307951 Cubic Yards ⟷ 1 Cubic Yard = 0.764555 Cubic Meters
1 Cubic Meter = 264.172052 Gallons ⟷ 1 Gallon = 0.00378541 Cubic Meters
1 Cubic Meter = 61,023.744095 Cubic Inches ⟷ 1 Cubic Inch = 0.0000163871 Cubic Meters
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SponsoredThis cubic meter converter shows a volume in cubic meters (m³) next to liters, milliliters, cubic feet, cubic yards, US gallons and cubic inches. Type into any box and the rest update as you type, so it converts from cubic meters or back to them from any of the other units.
The cubic meter is the SI unit of volume, used for water meters, concrete, soil, timber, gas and freight in most of the world. Freight companies call it a CBM. Its link to the metric units is a power of ten, and its link to the US units runs through the inch of exactly 2.54 centimeters, so every factor on this page is exact.
The gallons here are US liquid gallons. For a box or a load measured by its sides, multiply length, width and height in meters to get cubic meters, or use one of the calculators linked below.
What Is a Cubic Meter
A cubic meter is the space of a cube 1 meter on each side, about 3.28 feet. It holds exactly 1,000 liters, since a liter is one cubic decimeter and 10 × 10 × 10 cubic decimeters fill the cube. The symbol is m³, often typed m3, and shipping documents write it CBM. Outside the US it is spelled cubic metre.
How Big Is a Cubic Meter
A cubic meter of water fills about 264 US gallon jugs and weighs close to a metric ton, about 998.2 kg at 20 °C by the density in the NIST Chemistry WebBook. It is a little over 35 cubic feet. The CBM Calculator works out the cubic meters of boxes from their sides and quantity.
Cubic Meter Conversion Chart
Common amounts of cubic meters in the other units on this page. Liters are exact; the rest are rounded.
| Cubic Meters | Liters | Cubic Feet | Cubic Yards | Gallons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.25 m³ | 250 L | 8.829 ft³ | 0.327 yd³ | 66.04 gal |
| 0.75 m³ | 750 L | 26.486 ft³ | 0.981 yd³ | 198.13 gal |
| 1.5 m³ | 1,500 L | 52.972 ft³ | 1.9619 yd³ | 396.26 gal |
| 2 m³ | 2,000 L | 70.629 ft³ | 2.6159 yd³ | 528.34 gal |
| 3 m³ | 3,000 L | 105.944 ft³ | 3.9239 yd³ | 792.52 gal |
| 7.5 m³ | 7,500 L | 264.86 ft³ | 9.8096 yd³ | 1,981.29 gal |
| 15 m³ | 15,000 L | 529.72 ft³ | 19.6193 yd³ | 3,962.58 gal |
| 25 m³ | 25,000 L | 882.867 ft³ | 32.6988 yd³ | 6,604.3 gal |
Cubic Meters and Cubic Yards
A cubic yard is exactly 0.764554857984 cubic meter, because a yard is exactly 0.9144 meter and the volume is that length cubed. Going the other way, a cubic meter is about 1.308 cubic yards. Concrete and soil suppliers in the US sell by the cubic yard, while metric plans give cubic meters, so a plan calling for 6 cubic meters of concrete needs about 7.85 cubic yards on a US order.
The Concrete Volume Calculator works out a slab's volume from its size, and the Cubic Meters to Tons Converter turns a volume of water or another material into tons.
Single Volume Conversions
Single conversions between two of the units on this page, one page per pair of units, each with its own table, formula and examples.
- Liters to Gallons Converter: 1 gallon = 3.785411784 liters
- Gallons to Milliliters Converter: 1 gallon = 3,785.411784 milliliters
- Cubic Feet to Cubic Meters Converter: 1 cubic meter is about 35.314667 cubic feet
- Cubic Feet to Gallons Converter: 1 cubic foot is about 7.480519 gallons
- Cubic Inches to Gallons Converter: 1 gallon = 231 cubic inches
- Liters to Cubic Meters Converter: 1 cubic meter = 1,000 liters
- Cubic Feet to Liters Converter: 1 cubic foot = 28.316846592 liters
- Cubic Inches to Cubic Feet Converter: 1 cubic foot = 1,728 cubic inches
- Cubic Inches to Liters Converter: 1 liter is about 61.023744 cubic inches
- Cubic Meters to Gallons Converter: 1 cubic meter is about 264.172052 gallons
- Milliliters to Cubic Meters Converter: 1 cubic meter = 1,000,000 milliliters
- Milliliters to Liters Converter: 1 liter = 1,000 milliliters
Other Volume Converters
Each converter below shows one volume in several units at once, starting from a different unit.
- Cubic Feet Converter: cubic feet to cubic inches, cubic yards, gallons, liters and cubic meters at once
- Gallon Converter: gallons to quarts, pints, cups, fluid ounces, liters and cubic feet at once
- Volume Converter: any volume in every unit at once, from milliliters to cubic yards, including UK imperial units
Frequently Asked Questions
How many cubic meters is 500 liters?
0.5 cubic meter, half of the 1,000 liters in a cubic meter.
How many cubic meters is a room 4 by 3 by 2.5 meters?
30 cubic meters: multiply the three sides.
Is m3 the same as CBM?
Yes. CBM is the shipping term for a cubic meter. A carton 60 by 40 by 50 centimeters is 0.12 CBM.
How many cubic yards is 10 cubic meters?
About 13.08 cubic yards.
Is a cubic meter the same as a metric ton?
Only for water, and only roughly. A cubic meter is a volume and a metric ton is a mass. A cubic meter of water weighs close to a ton, but the same space filled with sand or concrete weighs well over two tons.
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