Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cubic meters to liters is 1000, which means that 1 cubic meter is equal to 1000 liters:

1 m3 = 1000 L

To convert 1000 cubic meters into liters we have to multiply 1000 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cubic meters to liters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 m3 → 1000 L

1000 m3 → V_(L)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in liters:

V_(L) = 1000 m3 × 1000 L

V_(L) = 1000000 L

The final result is:

1000 m3 → 1000000 L

We conclude that 1000 cubic meters is equivalent to 1000000 liters:

1000 cubic meters = 1000000 liters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 liter is equal to 1.0E-6 × 1000 cubic meters.

Another way is saying that 1000 cubic meters is equal to 1 ÷ 1.0E-6 liters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand cubic meters is approximately one million liters:

1000 m3 ≅ 1000000 L

An alternative is also that one liter is approximately zero times one thousand cubic meters.

Conversion table

cubic meters to liters chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from cubic meters to liters