Volume conversion
Litre to Millilitre
One litre is 1,000 millilitres. Enter any value below to convert it instantly, or use the reference table further down for the numbers you need most often.
Conversion rate
1 L = 1,000 ml
ml = L × 1,000
1 L = 1,000 ml
Reference
Litre to Millilitre table
The values people look up most often, rounded for practical use.
| Litre (L) | Millilitre (ml) | Written out |
|---|---|---|
| 1 L | 1,000 ml | 1 litres = 1,000 millilitres |
| 2 L | 2,000 ml | 2 litres = 2,000 millilitres |
| 3 L | 3,000 ml | 3 litres = 3,000 millilitres |
| 5 L | 5,000 ml | 5 litres = 5,000 millilitres |
| 10 L | 10,000 ml | 10 litres = 10,000 millilitres |
| 15 L | 15,000 ml | 15 litres = 15,000 millilitres |
| 20 L | 20,000 ml | 20 litres = 20,000 millilitres |
| 25 L | 25,000 ml | 25 litres = 25,000 millilitres |
| 50 L | 50,000 ml | 50 litres = 50,000 millilitres |
| 100 L | 100,000 ml | 100 litres = 100,000 millilitres |
| 250 L | 250,000 ml | 250 litres = 250,000 millilitres |
| 500 L | 500,000 ml | 500 litres = 500,000 millilitres |
| 1,000 L | 1,000,000 ml | 1,000 litres = 1,000,000 millilitres |
How to convert litres to millilitres
Multiply the number of litres by 1,000. That is the whole calculation: ml = L × 1,000. To go back the other way, divide instead, or multiply by 0.001.
Worked example: 12 litres × 1,000 = 12,000 millilitres.
Where this conversion comes up
Volume conversions are mostly a cooking problem, and there is a trap: US and imperial measures share names but differ in size. A US pint is 473 ml, an imperial pint is 568 ml. The units here are US measures unless labelled otherwise.
Quick answers
- 1 litre = 1,000 millilitres
- 2 litres = 2,000 millilitres
- 5 litres = 5,000 millilitres
- 10 litres = 10,000 millilitres
- 100 litres = 100,000 millilitres
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ml = L × 1,000. The converter above applies it for you, but the formula is useful in a spreadsheet — put your value in column A and the formula in column B.Related tools
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