Looking for an answer to how many liters are in a quart? Easily convert quarts to liters using this detailed conversion guide with charts.
How many liters are in a quart?
There are 0.946 liters in a quart and there are 1.057 quarts in a liter. This is true for US liquid quarts which are commonly used in the United States.
However, there are 3 different versions of quarts (details later in this article). So, the answer to the above question can vary. Let’s summarize all the three quarts and liters in them.
- 1 US liquid quart = 0.946 liters
- 1 US dry quart = 1.10122 liters
- 1 UK or imperial quart = 1.13652 liters
The values above show that there isn’t much of a difference between a quart and a liter. So, for rough measurements, sometimes a quart is used in place of a liter or vice versa. However, if your recipe requires precise measurements, it’s always best to do the conversion or measure appropriately.
Systems of measurement
We are talking about US quarts, imperial quarts, and liters. Let’s clarify a bit about where all these units come from.
There are two main systems of measurement – the metric and the imperial system. The metric system is used almost everywhere while the imperial system is used in a few countries – the US, Liberia, and Myanmar.
The metric system uses milliliters and liters to measure volume while the imperial system uses fluid ounces, quarts, pints, and gallons. (Although, some imperial units are used for some specific measurements in other countries too).
If the US uses the imperial system then why do we have US quarts and imperial quarts? The reason is that the US uses a system called the US customary system which is based on the imperial system but there are some differences between this system and the standard imperial system.
What is a quart?
A quart is equal to 0.946 liters and 32 US fluid ounces.
The quart is a unit of measure of volume and is part of the imperial system. The term “quart” is derived from the Latin word “Quartus,” meaning ¼ (one-fourth). This reflects that a quart is one-quarter of a gallon.
In the United States, the term “quart” typically refers to the US liquid quart, although there are three distinct types of quarts used in various areas and for different applications.
1. US liquid quart
This is used to measure liquids in the US. One US liquid quart is equal to 0.946 liters, 946.353 milliliters, and 32 US fluid ounces.
2. US dry quart
This is used to measure dry ingredients in the US. The US dry quart is larger than the US liquid quart, measuring 1.10122 liters.
3. Imperial quart
This is also known as the UK quart. It is used in countries that utilize the imperial system (outside of the US). The imperial quart is larger than both the US liquid quart and the dry quart, with a volume of 1.13652 liters.
What is a liter?
A liter is equal to 1.057 quarts and 33.814 fluid ounces. It is a unit to measure volume and is part of the metric system.
The liter was introduced during the French Revolution and was defined in 1795 as one cubic decimeter. In 1901, it was redefined as the volume occupied by one kilogram of pure water at its maximum density. However, in 1964, the original definition of one cubic decimeter was brought back.
How to convert quarts to liters?
Quarts to liters conversions involve conversion between the metric and the imperial system (just like gallons to liters or kilograms to pounds).
One quart is equal to 0.946 liters. So, to convert quarts to liters, we can multiply the number of quarts by this conversion factor.
For example, to convert 2 quarts to liters, we can multiply 2 by 0.946.
2 quarts x 0.946 = 1.892 liters.
Another way of doing the same: There are 1.057 quarts in liter. So, to convert quarts to liters, divide the number of quarts by 1.057 to get the value in liters.
2 quarts divided by 1.057 = 1.892 liters
To convert from liters to quarts, we can do the opposite, that is divide the number of quarts by the conversion factor 0.946.
Quarts to liters conversion chart
Below you can see the chart which shows the conversion of quarts to liters. The quarts here refer to the US liquid quarts.
- ½ quart is equal to 0.473 liters
- 1 quart is equal to 0.946 liters
- 1.5 quarts is equal to 1.42 liters
- 2 quarts is equal to 1.89 liters
- 2.5 quarts is equal to 2.37 liters
- 3 quarts is equal to 2.84 liters
- 4 quarts is equal to 3.79 liters
- 5 quarts is equal to 4.73 liters
- 6 quarts is equal to 5.68 liters
- 7 quarts is equal to 6.624 liters
- 8 quarts is equal to 7.57 liters
- 9 quarts is equal to 8.52 liters
- 10 quarts is equal to 9.46 liters
- 12 quarts is equal to 11.36 liters
- 14 quarts is equal to 13.25 liters
- 16 quarts is equal to 15.14 liters
- 18 quarts is equal to 17.03 liters
- 20 quarts is equal to 18.93 liters
Conversion of imperial quarts to liters
As mentioned above, US liquid quarts and imperial quarts have different definitions and values. Below are the conversions of imperial quarts to liters.
- 0.5 imperial quarts = 0.568 liters
- 1 imperial quart = 1.1365 liters
- 2 imperial quart = 2.273 liters
- 3 imperial quart = 3.41 liters
Other useful conversions of quarts
- 1 quart = 1/4 gallon
- 1 quart = 2 pints
- 1 quart = 4 cups
- 1 quart = 32 fluid ounces
Takeaway
Going back to the main question “How many liters are in a quart”. The answer is 0.946 liters. To convert quarts to liters, just multiply the quarts by 0.946. (This refers to US liquid quarts)
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