Convert Liter to Cubic Yard (L → yd³)

Converting liters to cubic yards is straightforward: multiply by the conversion factor. Follow these three steps to do it by hand or in your head.

1. 1
   Take your value in liters

   Start with the number of liters (L) you want to convert.
2. 2
   Multiply by 0.001308

   The conversion factor from L to yd³ is 0.001308. Multiply your value by this number.
3. 3
   Read the result in cubic yards

   The result is your value in cubic yards (yd³).

Multiply the value in liters by 0.001308. For the reverse direction, multiply by 764.55486.

• ✓1 L = 1000 ml = 1 dm³ = 0.001 m³ exactly.
• ✓1 L of water weighs 1 kg at 4 °C — use for quick mass estimates.
• ✓Fuel economy in Europe is litres per 100 km; lower is better. US uses mpg where higher is better.

• ✗Confusing L (litre) with l (lowercase), since lowercase l can be mistaken for digit 1. Capital L is preferred.
• ✗Mixing litres and US gallons in fuel economy discussions.
• ✗Writing engine displacement in ml instead of L — 1500 cc = 1.5 L.

What is the Liter?

The liter equals exactly 1 cubic decimeter (1 dm³ = 0.001 m³) and is the everyday metric unit for liquids worldwide. Adopted as part of the metric system in the 1790s, the liter is used universally for beverages, fuel, household chemicals, and cooking liquids — except in the United States where gallons and fluid ounces dominate. The liter has special connection to mass: pure water at 4°C has almost exactly 1 kg per liter, a relationship designed into the metric system. Soda, milk, and water bottles in metric countries come in 0.5 L, 1 L, 1.5 L, and 2 L sizes. The liter relates to the milliliter (1,000 mL = 1 L), the cubic meter (1,000 L = 1 m³), the US gallon (1 L ≈ 0.264 gal), and the UK gallon (1 L ≈ 0.220 imp gal). Although not strictly an SI base unit, the liter is one of the most-used metric units globally.

• Bottled beverages and milk in Europe
• Petrol and diesel pricing in metric countries
• Engine displacement (car engines rated in litres)

What is the Cubic Yard?

The cubic yard equals exactly 27 cubic feet (or 0.764554857984 m³) and is the standard volume unit for American concrete delivery, mulch, topsoil, gravel, and bulk landscaping materials. Concrete is universally priced and ordered by the cubic yard in the US construction industry — a standard residential foundation might require 20–40 yd³, while a small driveway is around 3 yd³. The cubic yard is convenient for human-scale construction projects: a typical pickup truck bed holds about 2 yd³ of mulch. The cubic yard relates to the cubic foot (27 ft³ = 1 yd³), the cubic meter (1 yd³ ≈ 0.7646 m³), the gallon (1 yd³ ≈ 201.97 US gal), and the cubic inch (1 yd³ = 46,656 in³). Outside the United States and the United Kingdom, the cubic meter is dominant for the same purposes.

• Concrete ordering for US construction
• Gravel, sand and soil delivery in the US
• US freight and waste-disposal volumes