Cylinder Volume Calculator — Litres & cm³
Find the volume of any cylinder — tank, pipe, drum or column — in litres, cubic centimetres and cubic metres. Enter the radius (or convert from diameter) and height in your preferred unit.
Unit of measurement
cm
cm
Litres (L) — 1 L = 1000 cm³
1.571 L
- 1
Base area in cm² (πr²)
π × 5² = 78.5398 - 2
Volume in cm³ (πr²h)
78.5398 × 20 = 1,570.7963 - 3
Volume in litres (cm³ ÷ 1000)
1,570.796 ÷ 1000 = 1.5708
How does this calculator work?
Cylinder volume = π × r² × h; divide by 1 000 to convert cm³ to litres. Enter the radius and height in any unit (cm, mm, m, in, ft) and the calculator converts to litres, cm³ and m³ immediately. Surface area = 2π r(r + h).
Formula
How this is calculated
A cylinder is a solid with two identical circular faces connected by a curved surface. Its volume equals the area of one circular face (π × r²) multiplied by the height h — the formula V = π × r² × h. Units must be consistent: if radius and height are both in centimetres, the result is in cubic centimetres (cm³). One litre equals 1000 cm³, so dividing by 1000 gives litres, and dividing by 1,000,000 gives cubic metres.
This calculator accepts inputs in centimetres, millimetres, metres, inches or feet. It converts everything to centimetres internally, then converts the result to litres and m³. The total surface area is also computed as 2π r(r + h), which includes both circular ends and the curved side.
Common uses include tank capacity, pipe fill volume, piston displacement, concrete pillar volume and liquid container sizing. For a hollow cylinder (a pipe), subtract the inner cylinder's volume from the outer cylinder's volume.
Frequently asked questions
Divide the diameter by 2 to get the radius, then use V = π × r² × h. For example, a 10 cm diameter cylinder has a radius of 5 cm, so V = π × 5² × h.
V = π × 100² × 100 = 3,141,592 cm³ ≈ 3,141.6 litres (about 3.14 m³). You can verify by entering 1 m for radius and height in the calculator.
The total surface area is 2π r(r + h), where the two circular ends each contribute π r² and the curved lateral surface contributes 2π r h. If the cylinder is open at one or both ends, subtract the corresponding circle(s).
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