Do you know how many quarts are in a liter? Are you trying to convert liters to quarts? This guide includes everything you need to know (+ conversion tables).
How many quarts are in a liter?
There are 1.057 quarts in a liter, and there are 0.946 liters in a quart.
How many quarts in a liter and a half? There are 1.585 quarts in 1.5 liters.
From the values above, you can see that a quart is very close to one liter. In some situations where rough estimates are needed, a liter is used for a quart or vice versa.
However, sometimes we need more precise measurements such as home-brewing, where it’s best to measure or do a conversion to get the right amount of ingredients.
Other types of quarts in a liter
There are 3 different variations of quarts (discussed below in this article). In the US, US liquid quarts are the most commonly used to measure liquids.
One liter is equal to 1.057 US liquid quarts, 0.91 US dry quarts, and 0.88 imperial quarts.
What is a liter?
A liter is equal to 1.057 quarts and 33.814 fluid ounces. It is part of the metric system and it measures volume (meaning how much space a substance takes up).
This measurement unit was introduced during the French Revolution and was initially defined in 1795 as one cubic decimeter. The definition was later revised in 1901 to denote 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.
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 one-quarter. For liquids, this means one-quarter of a gallon.
Usually, in the US, when we talk about a quart we are referring to US liquid quart. However, there are three different variations which are used in different regions and for different purposes.
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, 32 US fluid ounces, and 1/4th of a US gallon.
2. US dry quart
This is used to measure dry ingredients in the US. The US dry quart is larger than the liquid quart, measuring 1.10122 liters.
3. Imperial quart
This is also known as the UK quart. It is used in other countries which use the imperial system. The imperial quart is larger than both the US liquid and dry quarts. An imperial quart is equal to 1.13652 liters.
Quarts vs liters
How are the liters and quarts different? Although they both are mainly used to measure the volume of liquids, they are not part of the same measurement system.
The liters are part of the metric system which is widely used while the quarts are part of the imperial or British system which is used in a few countries. In addition, one US liquid quart is slightly smaller than one liter.
How to convert liters to quarts?
One liter is equal to 1.057 US liquid quarts. So, to convert liters to quarts, we can multiply the number of liters by the conversion factor of 1.057. For example, to convert 5 liters to quarts, we can multiply 5 by 1.057.
5 liters x 1.057 = 5.28 quarts.
To convert from quarts to liters, we can do the opposite, that is divide the number of quarts by the conversion factor (1.057).
Liters to quarts conversion chart
Below you can see the chart which shows the conversion of liters to quarts. The quarts here refer to the US liquid quarts.
- 0.5 liters is equal to 0.528 quarts
- 1 liter is equal to 1.057 quarts
- 1.5 liters is equal to 1.585 quarts
- 1.75 liters is equal to 1.85 quarts
- 2 liters is equal to 2.11 quarts
- 2.5 liters is equal to 2.64 quarts
- 3 liters is equal to 3.17 quarts
- 3.5 liters is equal to 3.7 quarts
- 4 liters is equal to 4.23 quarts
- 5 liters is equal to 5.28 quarts
- 6 liters is equal to 6.34 quarts
- 7 liters is equal to 7.4 quarts
- 8 liters is equal to 8.45 quarts
- 9 liters is equal to 9.51 quarts
- 10 liters is equal to 10.57 quarts
- 12 liters is equal to 12.68 quarts
- 15 liters is equal to 15.85 quarts
- 20 liters is equal to 21.13 quarts
Conversion of liters to imperial quarts
As discussed above, US liquid quarts and imperial quarts are not the same. Below are the conversions of liters to imperial quarts.
- 0.5 liters are equal to 0.44 imperial quarts
- One liter is equal to 0.88 imperial quarts
- Two liters are equal to 1.76 imperial quarts.
Other useful conversions of liter
- 1 liter = 0.264 gallons
- 1 liter = 33.814 fluid ounces
- 1 liter = 2.11 pints
Takeaway
So coming back to the main question “How many quarts are in a liter”. The answer is 1.057 quarts. To convert liters to quarts, just multiply the liters by 1.057 (This refers to US liquid quarts).
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