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Pounds to Liters Converter

Convert pounds (lb) to liters (L), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.

Change the values and press Calculate to work out your own figures.

Convert cups and spoons to grams or ounces (or back) for a chosen ingredient, using USDA weights, or enter your own density.

The quantity to convert. Fractions such as 3/4 or 1 1/2 are accepted.
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Weight per cup differs by ingredient and by how it is measured (sifted, packed, chopped). Each option names the assumption used; choose Other to enter your own density.
Only used when the ingredient is Other: the weight per volume of your ingredient.
Result
Converted amount
0.453592 L
Density used
1 g/mL (USDA FDC 174158, 1 ml = 1 g)
Exact
0.45359237

1 pounds of water = 0.453592 liters. Weights for cups and spoons vary with how the ingredient is measured, so treat this as a close estimate.

Show the the same amount in other volume units (17 rows)
The same amount in other volume units
UnitAmount
US teaspoons92.0267
US tablespoons30.6756
US fluid ounces15.3378
US cups1.91722
US liquid pints0.958611
US liquid quarts0.479306
US gallons0.119826
US nutrition-label fluid ounces15.1197
US nutrition-label cups1.88997
milliliters453.592
metric teaspoons90.7185
metric tablespoons30.2395
metric cups1.81437
imperial fluid ounces15.9642
imperial pints0.798211
imperial quarts0.399105
imperial gallons0.0997764
Show the working
  1. 1 lb = 453.59237 g
  2. ÷ 1 g/mL (USDA FDC 174158, 1 ml = 1 g) = 453.59237 mL
  3. = 0.45359237 L

How to convert pounds to liters

1 lb = 0.453592 L, so multiply by 0.453592 to go from pounds to liters. Going the other way, 1 L = 2.20462 lb.

L = lb × 0.453592
lb = L × 2.20462

Worked example:

5 lb = 2267.96185 g
÷ 1 g/mL (USDA FDC 174158, 1 ml = 1 g) = 2267.96185 mL
= 2.26796185 L

Pounds to liters table

PoundsLiters
1 lb0.453592 L
2 lb0.907185 L
3 lb1.36078 L
4 lb1.81437 L
5 lb2.26796 L
6 lb2.72155 L
7 lb3.17515 L
8 lb3.62874 L
9 lb4.08233 L
10 lb4.53592 L
15 lb6.80389 L
20 lb9.07185 L
25 lb11.3398 L
30 lb13.6078 L
40 lb18.1437 L
50 lb22.6796 L
75 lb34.0194 L
100 lb45.3592 L
250 lb113.398 L
500 lb226.796 L
1000 lb453.592 L

About the units

Pounds (lb)
Pounds, a US customary unit. Definition: NIST Handbook 44 Appendix C (international foot and avoirdupois pound).
Liters (L)
Liters, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure.

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