Liters to Quarts

About Liters and Quarts

Liters (L): One cubic decimeter, or 1,000 cubic centimeters; one liter of water at standard conditions weighs almost exactly one kilogram, a coincidence that made the unit popular for everyday volume measurement. Common uses: Beverage container sizes, fuel (especially outside the US, where fuel is sold by the liter), engine displacements, and large-volume cooking and chemistry.

Quarts (qt): Two pints, or one quarter of a gallon (the name comes from this — 'quart' from 'quarter'); the US quart is 946 mL, UK imperial quart 1,136 mL. Common uses: Milk and juice container sizes in the US, motor oil, and large cooking measurements (stocks, broths).

How the conversion works

Volume conversions use US customary measure (the cup, fluid ounce, and gallon are US definitions, not imperial). 1 US cup = 236.588 mL, 1 US gallon = 3.785411784 L.

The exact relationship is quarts = liters × 1.05668815e+0, which the calculator at the top of this page applies in both directions. Type into either field and the other updates immediately.

When this conversion matters

Converting between liters and quarts comes up wherever volume measurements move between systems — from one country's conventions to another's, from a scientific reference to a practical specification, or from one industry's working unit to another's. The calculator and reference table above cover the everyday range; for unusual values you can type any number into either field.