Litre to Cubic Foot

Free instant litre to cubic foot converter. 1 L = 0.0353147 ft³.

0.0353147
Formula
1 L = 0.0353147 ft³

Common Litre to Cubic Foot values

Common Litre to Cubic Foot conversion values.
Litre (L)Cubic Foot (ft³)
10.0353147
50.176573
100.353147
250.882867
501.76573
1003.53147
50017.6573
100035.3147

How does Litre to Cubic Foot conversion work?

Type a value in the Litre (L) field and the equivalent in Cubic Foot (ft³) appears instantly to the right. The math uses the exact formula shown above — no rounding errors, no approximations beyond standard floating-point precision. Use the swap button to flip the units and see the inverse conversion.

Litre. The metric volume unit. About 1.06 US quarts; the volume of a 1 kg block of water.

Cubic Foot. A box one foot on each side. Common in US shipping, refrigerator capacity, and natural-gas billing.

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How it works — the formula

Volume scales as length cubed. 1 L = 1 dm³ = 0.001 m³ (exact) 1 US gallon = 3.785411784 L exactly 1 imperial gallon = 4.54609 L exactly (since 1985 redefinition)

Volume is length cubed. The litre is a metric unit equal to one cubic decimetre. The US gallon (3.785411784 L) and imperial gallon (4.54609 L) differ by about 20%; US fluid measurements descend from the 1707 Queen Anne wine gallon, while imperial volumes were redefined in 1985 by the UK Weights and Measures Act in terms of the litre. US dry measurements (bushel, dry quart) form a separate system.

Worked examples

Example 1
US gallon
Inputs:
1 US gal = ? L
Output:
1 × 3.785411784 ≈ 3.7854 L
Example 2
Imperial gallon
Inputs:
1 UK gal = ? L
Output:
1 × 4.54609 ≈ 4.5461 L (~20% larger than US gallon)
Example 3
Cooking
Inputs:
2 cups (US) = ? mL
Output:
2 × 236.5882365 ≈ 473.176 mL

Limitations

  • US fluid ounce (29.5735296875 mL) ≠ UK fluid ounce (28.4130625 mL) ≠ avoirdupois weight ounce — all share the name "ounce".
  • A "cup" varies: US legal cup is 240 mL, US customary cup is 236.5882365 mL, metric cup is 250 mL.
  • Dry volumes (bushel, dry pint) follow a different scaling and are not interchangeable with fluid volumes.
  • Gas-volume comparisons require pressure and temperature controls (STP, NTP, IUPAC) — pure unit conversion ignores those.

Conversions are exact rational arithmetic for SI ↔ US fluid ↔ imperial; cooking pages account for US-customary cup-size ambiguities by labelling "US cup" explicitly.

Frequently asked

What is the formula for converting Litre to Cubic Foot?+
The formula is: 1 L = 0.0353147 ft³. Type any value into the calculator above and the result appears instantly.
How do I convert Cubic Foot back to Litre?+
Click the swap button (⇄) above to go to the Cubic Foot → Litre converter, or use the inverse formula derived from the one shown.
How accurate is the conversion?+
Conversion factors used here are exact rational values from NIST SP 811 and the BIPM SI brochure (e.g. 1 ft = 0.3048 m exactly, 1 lb = 0.45359237 kg exactly). Trailing-digit differences vs hand calculation come only from binary floating-point representation, never from the conversion factor itself.
Where do these conversion factors come from?+
Length and mass factors come from the 1959 international yard-and-pound agreement; SI base units (metre, kilogram, second, kelvin) come from the 2019 BIPM redefinition; energy and pressure factors are NIST SP 811 reference values. Each editorial section above lists the specific source for that category.
Which "gallon" do you use — US or imperial?+
The site's default is the US gallon (3.785411784 L exactly). Imperial / UK gallon (4.54609 L exactly) is roughly 20% larger. When the page title doesn't specify, look at the worked-example output to confirm which definition is in use.

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