40 L to mL — 40 litres in millilitres

40L40,000mL

Exact 40 × 1,000 = 40,000

40 litres in other units

Millilitres40,000mL
Cubic metres0.04
US teaspoons8,115.37tsp
US tablespoons2,705.12tbsp
US fluid ounces1,352.56US fl oz
US cups169.070114US cup
US pints84.535057US pt
US quarts42.267528US qt
US gallons10.566882US gal
Imperial fluid ounces1,407.8imp fl oz
Imperial pints70.390159imp pt
Imperial gallons8.79877imp gal
Cubic feet1.412587ft³
Cubic inches2,440.95in³
Oil barrels0.25159243bbl

L to mL at a glance

LitresMillilitres
1 L1,000 mL
2 L2,000 mL
3 L3,000 mL
5 L5,000 mL
10 L10,000 mL
20 L20,000 mL
25 L25,000 mL
50 L50,000 mL
100 L100,000 mL
250 L250,000 mL
500 L500,000 mL
1,000 L1,000,000 mL

How to convert litres to millilitres

Multiply by 1,000 — one litre is 1,000 millilitres. That factor is exact: it comes from the definition of the units rather than from a measurement, so it will not change and does not need rounding.

Working 40 × 1,000 = 40,000

In words: forty thousand millilitres.

What these units are

The litre and the millilitre are covered in the volume unit guide, along with every other unit on this page.

Questions

How many millilitres are in a litre?

One litre is 1,000 millilitres. This figure is exact — it comes from the definition of the unit, not a measurement.

What is 40 litres in millilitres?

40 litres is 40,000 millilitres. The working is 40 × 1,000 = 40,000.

Is a gallon the same in the US and the UK?

No. A US gallon is 3.785411784 litres; an Imperial gallon is 4.54609 litres. The Imperial one is about 20% larger, which is why US and UK fuel economy figures for the same car look different.

Which pint does a recipe mean?

Follow the recipe's origin. A US pint is 16 US fluid ounces, roughly 473 mL. An Imperial pint is 20 Imperial fluid ounces, roughly 568 mL. A British pint of milk is noticeably more than an American one.

Can I convert litres to kilograms here?

Not directly — that depends on what you are measuring. Volume becomes mass only once you know the density. Water is the convenient case: one litre is almost exactly one kilogram. Oil, flour and alcohol are all lighter.

Why is a US cup not 250 mL?

The US legal cup is 240 mL and the customary cup used in recipes is about 236.6 mL. The round 250 mL cup is the Australian and metric standard. In baking the gap is enough to notice.

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