Convert Cubic centimetres to Liters
1 cubic centimetre is 0.001 L. One cubic centimetre is exactly 0.001 liters.
One cubic centimetre is 0.001 liters. To convert cubic centimetres to liters, multiply by 0.001; to go the other way, divide by 0.001 or multiply by 1000. The factor is exact rather than rounded: it follows from NIST Handbook 130. A thousandth of a litre, which makes it exactly a millilitre — the same volume under two names.
Factor checked against the defining standard · How we check
- Cubic centimetres × 0.001
1 * 0.0010.001 L
1 cubic centimetre in every volume unit
| Unit | Value | Exact factor |
|---|---|---|
| US teaspoons | 0.2028841362 tsp | × 0.202884136211 |
| US tablespoons | 0.0676280454 tbsp | × 0.0676280454037 |
| US fluid ounces | 0.0338140227 fl oz | × 0.0338140227018 |
| US cups | 0.004226752838 cup | × 0.00422675283773 |
| US pints | 0.002113376419 pt | × 0.00211337641887 |
| US quarts | 0.001056688209 qt | × 0.00105668820943 |
| US gallons | 0.0002641720524 gal | × 0.000264172052358 |
| milliliters | 1 ml | × 1 |
| liters | 0.001 L | × 0.001 |
| imperial gallons | 0.0002199692483 gal (UK) | × 0.000219969248299 |
| imperial quarts | 0.0008798769932 qt (UK) | × 0.000879876993196 |
| imperial pints | 0.001759753986 pt (UK) | × 0.00175975398639 |
| imperial fluid ounces | 0.03519507973 fl oz (UK) | × 0.0351950797279 |
| imperial gills | 0.007039015946 gi (UK) | × 0.00703901594557 |
| cubic millimetres | 1,000 mm³ | × 1,000 |
| cubic centimetres (as entered) | 1 cm³ | — |
| cubic inches | 0.06102374409 in³ | × 0.0610237440947 |
| cubic feet | 0.00003531466672 ft³ | × 0.0000353146667215 |
| cubic yards | 0.000001307950619 yd³ | × 0.00000130795061931 |
| cubic metres | 0.000001 m³ | × 0.000001 |
Factors are entered by hand from NIST Handbook 130 rather than derived from a units library, so the ones that terminate are exact rather than rounded.
The same converter answers this pair however it is written: cubic centimetres to litres is the British spelling of the same units — the metre and the litre are spelled that way outside the United States and the quantity does not change.
How do you convert cubic centimetres to liters? The converter and the working
- 1.Take the measurement in cubic centimetres.
- 2.Multiply by 0.001 — that is how many liters fit in one cubic centimetre.
- 3.To go back the other way, divide by 0.001, or multiply by 1000.
Worked example: 25 cubic centimetres to liters
- Formula
- cm³ × 0.001 = L
- Arithmetic
- 25 × 0.001 = 0.03 L
- Answer
- 25 cm³ = 0.03 L
The factor is exact, so this figure is exact too — only the display is rounded.
Cubic centimetres to liters conversion table
| Cubic centimetres | Liters |
|---|---|
| 1 cm³ | 0.001 L |
| 2 cm³ | 0.002 L |
| 3 cm³ | 0.003 L |
| 4 cm³ | 0.004 L |
| 5 cm³ | 0.01 L |
| 6 cm³ | 0.01 L |
| 7 cm³ | 0.01 L |
| 8 cm³ | 0.01 L |
| 9 cm³ | 0.01 L |
| 10 cm³ | 0.01 L |
| 12 cm³ | 0.01 L |
| 15 cm³ | 0.02 L |
| 20 cm³ | 0.02 L |
| 25 cm³ | 0.03 L |
| 50 cm³ | 0.05 L |
| 100 cm³ | 0.1 L |
| 200 cm³ | 0.2 L |
| 300 cm³ | 0.3 L |
| 500 cm³ | 0.5 L |
| 1000 cm³ | 1 L |
| 2000 cm³ | 2 L |
| 5000 cm³ | 5 L |
| 10000 cm³ | 10 L |
What is a cubic centimetre?
A thousandth of a litre, which makes it exactly a millilitre — the same volume under two names. Engine displacement uses cc and medicine uses ml for the identical quantity.
What is a liter?
One cubic decimeter. A liter of water weighs almost exactly one kilogram, which is how the unit was designed.
How many liters are in a cubic centimetre?
One cubic centimetre is 0.001 liters, exactly. Going the other way, one liter is 1000 cubic centimetres. Both figures come from the same defined relation rather than from a measurement, which is why they are the same today as they were in 1959.
Every volume unit here
The whole group — 20 units with their symbols and the size of each one in liters — is on the conversion index, along with every pair it makes. The table above already gives each of them relative to a cubic centimetre.
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Questions people actually ask
- How many liters are in a cubic centimetre?
- 0.001. One cubic decimeter. A liter of water weighs almost exactly one kilogram, which is how the unit was designed.
- How do I convert liters back to cubic centimetres?
- Divide by 0.001, or multiply by 1000 — they are the same operation.
Other volume conversions
Liters to cubic centimetres — the same conversion the other way.