Convert Parts per billion to Parts per trillion
1 part per billion is 1,000 ppt. One part per billion is exactly 1000 parts per trillion.
One part per billion is 1000 parts per trillion. To convert parts per billion to parts per trillion, multiply by 1000; to go the other way, divide by 1000 or multiply by 0.001. The factor is exact rather than rounded: it follows from NIST SP 811 §7.10.3. One in a thousand million, on the short scale.
Factor checked against the defining standard · How we check
- Parts per billion × 1000
1 * 10001,000 ppt
1 part per billion in every concentration unit
| Unit | Value | Exact factor |
|---|---|---|
| per cent | 0.0000001 % | × 0.0000001 |
| per mille | 0.000001 ‰ | × 0.000001 |
| parts per million | 0.001 ppm | × 0.001 |
| parts per billion (as entered) | 1 ppb | — |
| parts per trillion | 1,000 ppt | × 1,000 |
Factors are entered by hand from NIST SP 811 §7.10.3 rather than derived from a units library, so the ones that terminate are exact rather than rounded.
How do you convert parts per billion to parts per trillion? The converter and the working
- 1.Take the measurement in parts per billion.
- 2.Multiply by 1000 — that is how many parts per trillion fit in one part per billion.
- 3.To go back the other way, divide by 1000, or multiply by 0.001.
Worked example: 25 parts per billion to parts per trillion
- Formula
- ppb × 1000 = ppt
- Arithmetic
- 25 × 1000 = 25,000 ppt
- Answer
- 25 ppb = 25,000 ppt
The factor is exact, so this figure is exact too — only the display is rounded.
Parts per billion to parts per trillion conversion table
| Parts per billion | Parts per trillion |
|---|---|
| 1 ppb | 1,000 ppt |
| 2 ppb | 2,000 ppt |
| 3 ppb | 3,000 ppt |
| 4 ppb | 4,000 ppt |
| 5 ppb | 5,000 ppt |
| 6 ppb | 6,000 ppt |
| 7 ppb | 7,000 ppt |
| 8 ppb | 8,000 ppt |
| 9 ppb | 9,000 ppt |
| 10 ppb | 10,000 ppt |
| 12 ppb | 12,000 ppt |
| 15 ppb | 15,000 ppt |
| 20 ppb | 20,000 ppt |
| 25 ppb | 25,000 ppt |
| 50 ppb | 50,000 ppt |
| 100 ppb | 100,000 ppt |
| 200 ppb | 200,000 ppt |
| 300 ppb | 300,000 ppt |
| 500 ppb | 500,000 ppt |
| 1000 ppb | 1,000,000 ppt |
| 2000 ppb | 2,000,000 ppt |
| 5000 ppb | 5,000,000 ppt |
| 10000 ppb | 10,000,000 ppt |
What is a part per billion?
One in a thousand million, on the short scale. The EPA states lead and arsenic limits in it, and the ambiguity of "billion" is exactly why NIST asks for 10⁻⁹ instead.
What is a part per trillion?
One in a million million. PFAS limits are set here — the EPA’s 2024 drinking-water rule is 4 ppt, which is four drops in a thousand Olympic pools.
How many parts per trillion are in a part per billion?
One part per billion is 1000 parts per trillion, exactly. Going the other way, one part per trillion is 0.001 parts per billion. 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 concentration unit here
The whole group — 5 units with their symbols and the size of each one in part per millions — is on the conversion index, along with every pair it makes. The table above already gives each of them relative to a part per billion.
Source: NIST SP 811 §7.10.3 — why ppm, ppb and ppt should be avoided and what they mean
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Questions people actually ask
- How many parts per trillion are in a part per billion?
- 1000. One in a million million. PFAS limits are set here — the EPA’s 2024 drinking-water rule is 4 ppt, which is four drops in a thousand Olympic pools.
- How do I convert parts per trillion back to parts per billion?
- Divide by 1000, or multiply by 0.001 — they are the same operation.
Other concentration conversions
Parts per trillion to parts per billion — the same conversion the other way.