Cubic Foot to Barrel (US) Converter

Volume Converter

40 units available

Decimals:

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0.237477

1 ft³ = 0.237477 bbl (US)

Formula:

bbl (US) = ft³ × 0.2374768089

With your value: 1 ft³ = 0.23747681 bbl (US)

How big is that?

Everyday references on a logarithmic scale, all expressed in cubic foot so you can sanity-check the result.

Milk carton (1/2.8e+4 your value)0.0000353 ft³

Kitchen bucket (1/2.8e+3 your value)0.000353 ft³

Car fuel tank (1/5.7e+2 your value)0.00177 ft³

Bathtub (1/1.4e+2 your value)0.00706 ft³

Hot tub (1/19 your value)0.0530 ft³

Your value1.00 ft³

Other Cubic Foot to Barrel (US) conversions

2 ft³ to bbl (US)3 ft³ to bbl (US)4 ft³ to bbl (US)5 ft³ to bbl (US)6 ft³ to bbl (US)7 ft³ to bbl (US)8 ft³ to bbl (US)

Cubic Foot to Barrel (US) Conversion Table

Cubic Foot (ft³)	Barrel (US) (bbl (US))
0.5	0.118738
1	0.237477
2	0.474954
5	1.187384
10	2.374768
15	3.562152
20	4.749536
25	5.93692
50	11.87384
100	23.747681
250	59.369202
500	118.738404
1000	237.476809

Barrel (US) to Cubic Foot Conversion Table

Barrel (US) (bbl (US))	Cubic Foot (ft³)
0.5	2.105469
1	4.210938
2	8.421875
5	21.054688
10	42.109375
15	63.164063
20	84.21875
25	105.273438
50	210.546875
100	421.09375
250	1,052.734375
500	2,105.46875
1000	4,210.9375

Where these values come from

Every factor on this page is traced to the document that defines it. See the full provenance dataset or our methodology.

Cubic Foot (ft³)

Volume

Exact conversion

Derived from the cubic metre. The litre is exactly 10⁻³ m³; US and imperial capacity units are exact multiples fixed by statute.

Source: NIST Special Publication 811, Guide for the Use of the International System of Units

National Institute of Standards and Technology (US) · Reviewed 2026-07-01

Barrel (US) (bbl (US))

Volume

Exact conversion

Derived from the cubic metre. The litre is exactly 10⁻³ m³; US and imperial capacity units are exact multiples fixed by statute.

Source: NIST Special Publication 811, Guide for the Use of the International System of Units

National Institute of Standards and Technology (US) · Reviewed 2026-07-01

How to Convert Cubic Foot to Barrel (US)

To convert from Cubic Foot (ft³) to Barrel (US) (bbl (US)), multiply the value by 0.2374768089.

Formula: bbl (US) = ft³ × 0.2374768089

Reverse: ft³ = bbl (US) × 4.2109375

Step-by-Step Example

Start with your value in Cubic Foot. For example: 5 ft³
Multiply by the conversion factor: 5 x 0.2374768089
The result is: 1.187384 bbl (US)

About Cubic Foot

The cubic foot equals about 28.3168 litres and is the standard unit for appliance capacity and gas metering in the US.

Common uses: refrigerator capacity, natural gas billing, shipping volume.

About Barrel (US)

The barrel (us) (bbl (US)) is a unit of volume and capacity. One barrel (us) equals 119.2404712 litres. UnitConvertLab converts it against every other volume unit using this exact definition, so results are reproducible to full double precision rather than rounded lookup tables.

Common uses: volume calculations, engineering and science, education.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Barrel (US) are in 1 Cubic Foot?

There are exactly 0.2374768089 Barrel (US) in 1 Cubic Foot. This means the conversion factor from Cubic Foot to Barrel (US) is 0.2374768089.

What is the formula to convert Cubic Foot to Barrel (US)?

The formula to convert Cubic Foot to Barrel (US) is: bbl (US) = ft³ × 0.2374768089. For example, to convert 10 Cubic Foot to Barrel (US), you would multiply 10 by 0.2374768089.

What is a Cubic Foot?