Convert Milliliters to Liters
1 milliliter is 0.001 L. One milliliter is exactly 0.001 liters.
One milliliter is 0.001 liters. To convert milliliters 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. One thousandth of a liter, and exactly one cubic centimeter.
Factor checked against the defining standard · How we check
- Milliliters × 0.001
1 * 0.0010.001 L
1 milliliter 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 (as entered) | 1 ml | — |
| 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 | 1 cm³ | × 1 |
| 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: millilitres 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 milliliters to liters? The converter and the working
- 1.Take the measurement in milliliters.
- 2.Multiply by 0.001 — that is how many liters fit in one milliliter.
- 3.To go back the other way, divide by 0.001, or multiply by 1000.
Worked example: 25 milliliters to liters
- Formula
- ml × 0.001 = L
- Arithmetic
- 25 × 0.001 = 0.03 L
- Answer
- 25 ml = 0.03 L
The factor is exact, so this figure is exact too — only the display is rounded.
Milliliters to liters conversion table
| Milliliters | Liters |
|---|---|
| 1 ml | 0.001 L |
| 2 ml | 0.002 L |
| 3 ml | 0.003 L |
| 4 ml | 0.004 L |
| 5 ml | 0.01 L |
| 6 ml | 0.01 L |
| 7 ml | 0.01 L |
| 8 ml | 0.01 L |
| 9 ml | 0.01 L |
| 10 ml | 0.01 L |
| 12 ml | 0.01 L |
| 15 ml | 0.02 L |
| 20 ml | 0.02 L |
| 25 ml | 0.03 L |
| 50 ml | 0.05 L |
| 100 ml | 0.1 L |
| 200 ml | 0.2 L |
| 300 ml | 0.3 L |
| 500 ml | 0.5 L |
| 1000 ml | 1 L |
| 2000 ml | 2 L |
| 5000 ml | 5 L |
| 10000 ml | 10 L |
What is a milliliter?
One thousandth of a liter, and exactly one cubic centimeter.
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 milliliter?
One milliliter is 0.001 liters, exactly. Going the other way, one liter is 1000 milliliters. 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 milliliter.
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Questions people actually ask
- How many liters are in a milliliter?
- 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 milliliters?
- Divide by 0.001, or multiply by 1000 — they are the same operation.
Other volume conversions
Liters to milliliters — the same conversion the other way.