About cubic feet and cubic meters
A cubic foot (ftยณ) is a cube one foot on each side. It is used for the capacity of refrigerators, shipping containers and rooms.
A cubic meter (mยณ) is the SI unit of volume: the space inside a cube that is one meter on each side. It equals 1,000 liters.
How the conversion works
Converts cubic feet to cubic meters, and back again. Type a value in either box and the other one updates as you type. The conversion uses 1 cubic foot = 0.0283168 cubic meters.
Cubic Foot to Cubic Meter conversion table
| cubic feet | cubic meters |
|---|---|
| 1 cubic foot | 0.0283168 cubic meters |
| 2 cubic feet | 0.0566337 cubic meters |
| 5 cubic feet | 0.141584 cubic meters |
| 10 cubic feet | 0.283168 cubic meters |
| 25 cubic feet | 0.707921 cubic meters |
| 50 cubic feet | 1.41584 cubic meters |
| 100 cubic feet | 2.83168 cubic meters |
| 1,000 cubic feet | 28.3168 cubic meters |
How to use it
- Enter a value in cubic feet to see it in cubic meters, or type in the other box to convert the opposite way.
- Check the quick conversion table below for common values.
- To convert by hand, multiply the number of cubic feet by 0.0283168.
Did you know?
- One cubic foot is about 28.3 liters.
- One cubic meter of water has a mass of about one tonne.