How Many Milliliters in a Liter?
1,000 ml
There are 1,000 milliliters in 1 liter.
Exact: 1 L = 1,000 ml
Liters to Milliliters conversion chart
| Liters | Milliliters |
|---|---|
| 0.25 L | 250 |
| 0.5 L | 500 |
| 0.75 L | 750 |
| 1 L | 1,000 |
| 1.5 L | 1,500 |
| 1.75 L | 1,750 |
| 2 L | 2,000 |
| 2.5 L | 2,500 |
| 3 L | 3,000 |
| 4 L | 4,000 |
| 5 L | 5,000 |
| 6 L | 6,000 |
| 8 L | 8,000 |
| 10 L | 10,000 |
| 12 L | 12,000 |
| 15 L | 15,000 |
| 19 L | 19,000 |
| 20 L | 20,000 |
| 25 L | 25,000 |
| 50 L | 50,000 |
| 100 L | 100,000 |
How to convert liters to milliliters
milliliters = liters × 1,000
Example: 1.5 L × 1,000 = 1,500 ml.
Multiply by one thousand. On paper that means moving the decimal point three places to the right and filling any empty places with zeros.
- 3 L becomes 3,000 ml.
- 0.33 L becomes 330 ml.
- 0.05 L becomes 50 ml.
- 1.25 L becomes 1,250 ml.
The prefix milli means one thousandth, so a milliliter (millilitre) is one thousandth of a liter. That is why the factor is a round number and no rounding is ever needed. To go the other way, divide by a thousand, as the milliliters to liters converter does.
Reading liter decimals on labels
Some bottles print their size as a decimal of a liter, such as 0.75 L or 0.2 L. Those are the same containers as 750 ml and 200 ml, written a different way.
A label in centiliters (cl) converts just as easily. One centiliter is a hundredth of a liter, or ten milliliters, so a whole number of centiliters turns into milliliters when you add a zero.
When you compare two products, put both sizes in the same unit first. 0.5 L and 500 ml are the same amount, while 0.05 L is only a tenth of that.
Writing liters and milliliters correctly
Leave a space between the number and the symbol, as in 2 L or 250 ml. Symbols never take an s, so there is no such thing as Ls or mls.
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology prefers a capital L for the liter, because a lowercase l looks like the number one (NIST). You will therefore see milliliters written as both ml and mL.
Liters and milliliters: questions
Is 1 L the same as 1000 ml?
Yes, exactly. The liter is a special name for the cubic decimeter, and the milliliter is one thousandth of it. No rounding is involved, so 1 L and 1,000 ml describe the same amount in any country.
How many ml is 0.5 L?
0.5 L equals 500 ml. Shift the decimal point three places to the right and fill the gaps with zeros. The same rule turns 0.25 L into 250 ml.
How many milliliters are in 2 liters?
Two liters hold 2,000 ml. A large soda bottle marked 2 L therefore contains eight servings of 250 ml, or 67.63 fl oz in all. The same rule gives 2,500 ml for a 2.5 L jug.
Is a milliliter the same as a cc?
Yes. NIST describes the milliliter as a special name for the cubic centimeter, written cm³ or cc. A syringe marked in cc measures the same volume as one marked in ml, so 5 ml and five cc are equal.
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Sources: Unit definitions: NIST Handbook 44 · Last reviewed · Report an error
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