35.3147
ft³
1,000
L
264.17
gal
61,023.74
in³
1.307951
yd³
35.3147
ft³
1,000
L
264.17
gal
61,023.74
in³
1.307951
yd³
The Cubic Meters to Cubic Feet Converter converts volume from cubic meters to cubic feet using the exact factor 1 m³ = 35.31466672 ft³. This conversion is essential for shipping, construction, HVAC engineering, and international trade where volume measurements must be communicated across different unit systems.
The cubic meter is the SI unit of volume, while cubic feet is the standard volume unit in US construction, HVAC, and gas measurement. Shipping containers, room volumes, concrete orders, and air flow rates frequently require conversion between these units.
One cubic meter equals 1,000 liters and approximately 35.3 cubic feet. A standard 20-foot shipping container has an internal volume of about 33 m³ (1,165 ft³), while a standard 40-foot container has about 67 m³ (2,366 ft³).
Our converter also provides equivalent volumes in liters and US gallons for additional context.
The formula: cubic feet = cubic meters ÷ 0.028316846592 (or equivalently, × 35.31466672). Since 1 foot = 0.3048 m, we get 1 ft³ = 0.3048³ = 0.028316846592 m³. For liters: liters = m³ × 1000. For US gallons: gallons = m³ × 264.172.
For reference: a standard room (4 × 5 × 2.5 m) has a volume of 50 m³ (1,766 ft³). A cubic yard of concrete = 0.7646 m³. Natural gas is commonly measured in cubic feet (1 CCF = 100 ft³ = 2.832 m³).
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20-ft container ≈ 33 m³ = 1,165 ft³
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50 m³ room = 1,766 ft³
1 m³ = 35.3147 ft³.
Multiply the cubic meters value by 35.3147, or divide by 0.02832.
10 m³ = 353.15 ft³.
Volume uses the cube of the linear factor: (1/0.3048)³ = 35.3147. Each dimension multiplies the conversion.
Exactly 1,000 liters. 1 m³ = 1 kiloliter.
In the US, natural gas is measured in cubic feet (cf or CCF). Internationally, cubic meters are standard. 1 m³ ≈ 35.3 ft³.
A cube 1 meter on each side — about the size of a large washing machine. It holds 1,000 liters of water.
Multiply length × width × height in meters. For example, 5 m × 4 m × 3 m = 60 m³.
CBM stands for Cubic Meter, the standard unit for measuring cargo volume in international shipping.
1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet = 0.7646 m³.
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