Orders of magnitude (one cubic millimetre to one cubic metre)

The following is a table of objects with volumes or capacities of between one cubic millimetre and one cubic metre.

mustard seeds

peas in pods

measuring spoons of 1 tablespoon and 1, ​¹⁄₂ and ​¹⁄₄ teaspoon

copper measuring jugs of 1 and ​¹⁄₂ gill

375 ml stubbie of beer

a ​¹⁄₂-peck apple bag

a standard 200-litre
(55 US or 44 imp gal) drum

volume (m3)	example
1×10−9	one cubic millimetre or one microlitre
4×10−9	a large grain (granule) of sand (2.0 mm diameter, 95 milligrams)
4×10−9	volume of a mustard seed of 2-millimetre diameter
2×10−8	volume of a small grain of rice 2 mm wide by 5 mm long
5.92×10−8	one imperial minim
6.16×10−8	one US minim
7×10−8	volume of a large grain of rice 3 mm wide by 12 mm long
2×10−7	average volume of a pea
1×10−6	one cubic centimetre or one millilitre
1.18×10−6	one imperial fluid scruple
1.23×10−6	one US fluid scruple
1.80×10−6	one sai
3.55×10−6	one imperial fluid drachm
3.70×10−6	one US fluid dram
3.55–5×10−6	one teaspoon
1.14×10−5	one ligula
1.42–2.0×10−5	one tablespoon
1.639×10−5	one cubic inch
1.80×10−5	one shaku
2.84×10−5	one imperial fluid ounce
2.96×10−5	one US fluid ounce
3.5×10−5	average amount of blood lost by a woman during menstruation
4.5×10−5	one cyathus
6.8×10−5	one acetabulum
1.18×10−5	one US gill
1.36×10−4	one quartarius
1.42×10−5	one imperial gill
1.80×10−4	one gō (a common size for serving sake)
2.73×10−4	one Roman hemina or cotyla
3.3–3.75×10−4	volume of stubby or steinie of beer (Europe–330 ml, Canada–341 ml, Japan–350 ml, US–355 ml, Australia–375 ml)
4×10−4	rough volume of the human urinary bladder
4.73×10−4	one US liquid pint
5.46×10−4	one sextarius
5.51×10−4	one US dry pint
5.68×10−4	one imperial pint
7.5×10−4	the most common volume for wine and liquor bottles, also the size of an Australian long neck of beer; sometimes called a 'fifth' in the United States for its approximation to the once-common one-fifth-gallon bottle
9.46×10−4	one US liquid quart
1×10−3	one cubic decimetre or one litre
1.000028×10−3	volume of 1 kilogram of distilled water (at the temperature of maximum density (3.98 °C or 39.16 °F) and standard atmospheric pressure (101.325 kPa))
1.10×10−4	one US dry quart
1.14×10−3	one imperial quart
1.0–8.2×10−3	typical range of automobile engine displacements
1.4×10−3	human brain cavity
1.80×10−3	one shō (formerly a common sake-bottle size)
3.27×10−3	one congius
3.8×10−3	one US liquid gallon
4.36×10−3	one semimodius
4.40×10−3	one US dry gallon
4.5×10−3	one imperial gallon
5×10−3	approximate volume of human blood
6×10−3	average total volume of the male lungs
8.73×10−3	one modius
8.81×10−3	one US peck
9.09×10−3	one imperial peck
1.31×10−2	one urna
1.80×10−2	one to
1.85–3.6×10−2	one Ancient Greek amphora
2.62×10−2	one Roman amphora
3.4×10−2	one French amphora
2.83×10−2	one cubic foot
3.52×10−2	one US bushel
3.64×10−2	one imperial bushel
3.7–4.2×10−2	one firkin
6.8–6.9×10−2	one rundlet
7.1×10−2	average volume of an adult human
7.4–8.3×10−2	one kilderkin
9.55×10−2	one US barrel for cranberries
1.16×10−1	one US dry barrel
1.17×10−1	one US beer barrel, 31 US gallons
1.19×10−1	one US fluid barrel (apart from oil or beer), 31.5 US gallons
1.59×10−1	one oil barrel, 42 US gallons, about one tierce (158–160 l)
1.64×10−1	one imperial barrel, 36 imperial gallons
1.80×10−1	one koku
2×10−1	standard drum size used for shipping bulk cargo
2.2–2.5×10−1	one hogshead
3.1–3.2×10−1	one puncheon or tertian
4.7–4.9×10−1	one butt (an old unit for beer and wine)
5.24×10−1	one culeus
7.65×10−1	one cubic yard
9.5–9.8×10−1	one tun (an old unit for beer and wine)
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