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Cubic metre

The cubic metre (symbol m³) is the SI derived unit of volume. It is the volume of a cube with edges one metre in length. Older, now unofficial, equivalents were the stere and the kilolitre.
1 cubic metre is equal to:

• 1,000 litres
• 1,000 cubic decimetres
• 1,000,000 cubic centimetres
• 35.3 cubic feet
• 6.29 oil barrelss
  

A cubic metre of pure water at a temperature of 4 degrees Celsius and standard atmospheric pressure has a mass of 1000 kg (one tonne)
cubic decimetre << cubic metre << cubic kilometre

See also

• 1 E0 m³ for a comparison with other volumes, also orders of magnitude
  

External link

• Volume or capacity conversion of English and American units to metric units
• Conversions of volume, capacity, cubic meters, kilograms, weight of water and milliliters to liters - prefixes