Liters to Quarts Converter
Convert liters to quarts for cooking, motor oil, and container sizing. The quart is a common US cooking unit — motor oil and paint are sold by the quart — while metric countries use liters.
Formula
Multiply liters by 1.05669 to get US quarts. To reverse, divide US quarts by 1.05669 to get liters.
Quick reference
| Liter (L) | US Quart (US_qt) |
|---|---|
| 0.5 | 0.5283441 |
| 1 | 1.056688 |
| 1.5 | 1.585032 |
| 2 | 2.113376 |
| 3 | 3.170065 |
| 4 | 4.226753 |
| 5 | 5.283441 |
| 8 | 8.453506 |
| 10 | 10.56688 |
| 20 | 21.13376 |
About these units
Liter
The liter is the metric liquid volume unit used globally for everyday containers. It is defined as exactly one cubic decimeter.
US Quart
The US liquid quart equals 2 pints (946.353 mL). It is 1/4 of a US gallon, commonly used for motor oil, paint, and cooking stock in the United States.