Soil Volume Converter

Soil volume conversions use liters as the base unit.

Metric conversions:

• 1 cubic meter = 1,000 liters

Imperial conversions:

• 1 cubic foot = 28.3168 liters
• 1 cubic yard = 764.555 liters (27 cubic feet)
• 1 US gallon = 3.78541 liters

Common soil bag sizes:

• Small bag: 0.5 cu ft (14.2 L)
• Medium bag: 1 cu ft (28.3 L)
• Large bag: 2 cu ft (56.6 L)
• Bulk bag: 1 cu yd (764.6 L)

Garden bed examples:

• 4×4 ft raised bed, 6 in deep: 8 cu ft (0.3 cu yd, 227 L)
• 4×8 ft raised bed, 12 in deep: 32 cu ft (1.2 cu yd, 906 L)
• 1×1 m raised bed, 30 cm deep: 0.3 cu m (300 L)