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 12 cubic meters into liters we have to multiply 12 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

12 m3 → V_(L)

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

V_(L) = 12 m3 × 1000 L

V_(L) = 12000 L

The final result is:

12 m3 → 12000 L

We conclude that 12 cubic meters is equivalent to 12000 liters:

12 cubic meters = 12000 liters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 liter is equal to 8.3333333333333E-5 × 12 cubic meters.

Another way is saying that 12 cubic meters is equal to 1 ÷ 8.3333333333333E-5 liters.

Approximate result

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

12 m3 ≅ 12000 L

An alternative is also that one liter is approximately zero times twelve 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