Bars to Kilopascals Converter
Convert bars (bar) to kilopascals (kPa), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.
Change the values and press Calculate to work out your own figures.
Enter a pressure, choose its unit and the unit you want. The answer is exact until it is shown, and the same value appears in every other unit.
Show the working
- 1 bar = 100 kPa
- 1 × 100 = 100 kPa
How to convert bars to kilopascals
1 bar = 100 kPa, so multiply by 100 to go from bars to kilopascals. Going the other way, 1 kPa = 0.01 bar.
kPa = bar × 100 bar = kPa × 0.01
Worked example:
1 bar = 100 kPa 5 × 100 = 500 kPa
Bars to kilopascals table
| Bars | Kilopascals |
|---|---|
| 1 bar | 100 kPa |
| 2 bar | 200 kPa |
| 3 bar | 300 kPa |
| 4 bar | 400 kPa |
| 5 bar | 500 kPa |
| 6 bar | 600 kPa |
| 7 bar | 700 kPa |
| 8 bar | 800 kPa |
| 9 bar | 900 kPa |
| 10 bar | 1,000 kPa |
| 15 bar | 1,500 kPa |
| 20 bar | 2,000 kPa |
| 25 bar | 2,500 kPa |
| 30 bar | 3,000 kPa |
| 40 bar | 4,000 kPa |
| 50 bar | 5,000 kPa |
| 75 bar | 7,500 kPa |
| 100 bar | 10,000 kPa |
| 250 bar | 25,000 kPa |
| 500 bar | 50,000 kPa |
| 1000 bar | 100,000 kPa |
About the units
- Bars (bar)
- Bars, a metric unit. Definition: NIST SP 811 Appendix B.8, factors for units listed alphabetically.
- Kilopascals (kPa)
- Kilopascals, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure, 9th edition (SI units, prefixes and units accepted for use with the SI).