Orders of magnitude (one cubic millimetre to one cubic metre)
The following is a table of objects with volumes or capacities of between one cubic millimetre and one cubic metre.

mustard seeds

peas in pods

measuring spoons of 1 tablespoon and 1, 1⁄2 and 1⁄4 teaspoon

copper measuring jugs of 1 and 1⁄2 gill

375 ml stubbie of beer

a 1⁄2-peck apple bag
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a standard 200-litre
(55 US or 44 imp gal) drum
(55 US or 44 imp gal) drum
volume (m3) | example |
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×10−9 1 | one cubic millimetre or one microlitre |
×10−9 4 | a large grain (granule) of sand (2.0 mm diameter, 95 milligrams) |
×10−9 4 | volume of a mustard seed of 2-millimetre diameter |
×10−8 2 | volume of a small grain of rice 2 mm wide by 5 mm long |
×10−8 5.92 | one imperial minim |
×10−8 6.16 | one US minim |
×10−8 7 | volume of a large grain of rice 3 mm wide by 12 mm long |
×10−7 2 | average volume of a pea |
×10−6 1 | one cubic centimetre or one millilitre |
×10−6 1.18 | one imperial fluid scruple |
×10−6 1.23 | one US fluid scruple |
×10−6 1.80 | one sai |
×10−6 3.55 | one imperial fluid drachm |
×10−6 3.70 | one US fluid dram |
×10−6 3.55–5 | one teaspoon |
×10−5 1.14 | one ligula |
×10−5 1.42–2.0 | one tablespoon |
×10−5 1.639 | one cubic inch |
×10−5 1.80 | one shaku |
×10−5 2.84 | one imperial fluid ounce |
×10−5 2.96 | one US fluid ounce |
×10−5 3.5 | average amount of blood lost by a woman during menstruation |
×10−5 4.5 | one cyathus |
×10−5 6.8 | one acetabulum |
×10−5 1.18 | one US gill |
×10−4 1.36 | one quartarius |
×10−5 1.42 | one imperial gill |
×10−4 1.80 | one gō (a common size for serving sake) |
×10−4 2.73 | one Roman hemina or cotyla |
×10−4 3.3–3.75 | volume of stubby or steinie of beer (Europe–330 ml, Canada–341 ml, Japan–350 ml, US–355 ml, Australia–375 ml) |
×10−4 4 | rough volume of the human urinary bladder |
×10−4 4.73 | one US liquid pint |
×10−4 5.46 | one sextarius |
×10−4 5.51 | one US dry pint |
×10−4 5.68 | one imperial pint |
×10−4 7.5 | the most common volume for wine and liquor bottles, also the size of an Australian long neck of beer; sometimes called a 'fifth' in the United States for its approximation to the once-common one-fifth-gallon bottle |
×10−4 9.46 | one US liquid quart |
×10−3 1 | one cubic decimetre or one litre |
028×10−3 1.000 | volume of 1 kilogram of distilled water (at the temperature of maximum density (3.98 °C or 39.16 °F) and standard atmospheric pressure (101.325 kPa)) |
×10−4 1.10 | one US dry quart |
×10−3 1.14 | one imperial quart |
×10−3 1.0–8.2 | typical range of automobile engine displacements |
×10−3 1.4 | human brain cavity |
×10−3 1.80 | one shō (formerly a common sake-bottle size) |
×10−3 3.27 | one congius |
×10−3 3.8 | one US liquid gallon |
×10−3 4.36 | one semimodius |
×10−3 4.40 | one US dry gallon |
×10−3 4.5 | one imperial gallon |
×10−3 5 | approximate volume of human blood |
×10−3 6 | average total volume of the male lungs |
×10−3 8.73 | one modius |
×10−3 8.81 | one US peck |
×10−3 9.09 | one imperial peck |
×10−2 1.31 | one urna |
×10−2 1.80 | one to |
×10−2 1.85–3.6 | one Ancient Greek amphora |
×10−2 2.62 | one Roman amphora |
×10−2 3.4 | one French amphora |
×10−2 2.83 | one cubic foot |
×10−2 3.52 | one US bushel |
×10−2 3.64 | one imperial bushel |
×10−2 3.7–4.2 | one firkin |
×10−2 6.8–6.9 | one rundlet |
×10−2 7.1 | average volume of an adult human |
×10−2 7.4–8.3 | one kilderkin |
×10−2 9.55 | one US barrel for cranberries |
×10−1 1.16 | one US dry barrel |
×10−1 1.17 | one US beer barrel, 31 US gallons |
×10−1 1.19 | one US fluid barrel (apart from oil or beer), 31.5 US gallons |
×10−1 1.59 | one oil barrel, 42 US gallons, about one tierce (158–160 l) |
×10−1 1.64 | one imperial barrel, 36 imperial gallons |
×10−1 1.80 | one koku |
×10−1 2 | standard drum size used for shipping bulk cargo |
×10−1 2.2–2.5 | one hogshead |
×10−1 3.1–3.2 | one puncheon or tertian |
×10−1 4.7–4.9 | one butt (an old unit for beer and wine) |
×10−1 5.24 | one culeus |
×10−1 7.65 | one cubic yard |
×10−1 9.5–9.8 | one tun (an old unit for beer and wine) |
← less than one cubic millimetre one cubic metre to one cubic kilometre → |
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