Convert cubic feet to liters

Explanation

From this page you can convert cubic feet to liters (or ft³ to l) simply, by using the application above.

In case you are wondering, to convert from cubic feet to liters you need to multiply by 28.3168. This factor is calculated using the respective definitions of the two units you can find below.

Formula

1 ft³≈28.3168 l

cubic feetft³

dimension	volume
symbol	ft³, cu ft

The cubic foot (ft³, cu ft) is a unit of volume derived from the international mass and length units.

Definition of the cubic foot

One cubic foot is the volume of a cube with an edge length of one foot.

Value in terms of the SI

One cubic foot is equivalent to 28316.846592 cubic centimeters.

Equivalences

One cubic foot is also equivalent to:

Some Facts

The average discharge of the Amazon river at its mouth is 7380000 cubic feet per second. It is the equivalent of more than 55 olympic swimming pools every second.

International volume units

cubic inch	in³
cubic foot	ft³	1728 cubic inches
cubic yard	yd³	27 cubic feet
cubic mile	mi³	5 451 776 000 cubic yards

The International Mass and Length Units

The International Mass and Length Units are units based on the international yard and the international pound.

They were created in 1959 when Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States of America agreed upon a common definition of the yard and the pound.

litersl

dimension	volume
symbol	l

The liter (l) is a unit of volume.

The liter is a metric unit, although not part of the International System of Units it is accepted for use alongside SI units (the cubic meter being the SI unit of volume).

Definition of the liter

One liter is equal to 1 cubic decimeter.

The International System of Units 9^th edition p. 145

Equivalences

One liter is also equivalent to:

Some Facts

In medicine, the amount of blood of a patient is estimated with a simple formula, 70 ml times the body weight in kilograms. For an average male adult of 75 kg this gives us 5.25 liters of blood. Thus, you would need roughly 715 000 people to fill up an entire olympic swimming pool with blood.

Metric volume units

microliter	µl	0.000 001
milliliter	ml	0.001
centiliter	cl	0.01
deciliter	dl	0.1
liter	l	1
dekaliter	dal	10
hectoliter	hl	100
kiloliter	kl	1 000
megaliter	Ml	1 000 000
gigaliter	Gl	1 000 000 000
teraliter	Tl	1 000 000 000 000