Cubic Foot to Cubic Yard Converter

Volume Converter

40 units available

Decimals:

From

To

0.037037

1 ft³ = 0.037037 yd³

Formula:

yd³ = ft³ × 0.037037037

With your value: 1 ft³ = 0.03703704 yd³

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 Cubic Yard conversions

2 ft³ to yd³ 3 ft³ to yd³ 4 ft³ to yd³ 5 ft³ to yd³ 6 ft³ to yd³ 7 ft³ to yd³ 8 ft³ to yd³

Cubic Foot to Cubic Yard Conversion Table

Cubic Foot (ft³)	Cubic Yard (yd³)
0.5	0.018519
1	0.037037
2	0.074074
5	0.185185
10	0.37037
15	0.555556
20	0.740741
25	0.925926
50	1.851852
100	3.703704
250	9.259259
500	18.518519
1000	37.037037

Cubic Yard to Cubic Foot Conversion Table

Cubic Yard (yd³)	Cubic Foot (ft³)
0.5	13.5
1	27
2	54
5	135
10	270
15	405
20	540
25	675
50	1,350
100	2,700
250	6,750
500	13,500
1000	27,000

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

Cubic Yard (yd³)

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 Cubic Yard

To convert from Cubic Foot (ft³) to Cubic Yard (yd³), multiply the value by 0.037037037.

Formula: yd³ = ft³ × 0.037037037

Reverse: ft³ = yd³ × 27

Step-by-Step Example

Start with your value in Cubic Foot. For example: 5 ft³
Multiply by the conversion factor: 5 x 0.037037037
The result is: 0.185185 yd³

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 Cubic Yard

The cubic yard (yd³) is a unit of volume and capacity. One cubic yard equals 764.554858 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 Cubic Yard are in 1 Cubic Foot?

There are exactly 0.037037037 Cubic Yard in 1 Cubic Foot. This means the conversion factor from Cubic Foot to Cubic Yard is 0.037037037.

What is the formula to convert Cubic Foot to Cubic Yard?

The formula to convert Cubic Foot to Cubic Yard is: yd³ = ft³ × 0.037037037. For example, to convert 10 Cubic Foot to Cubic Yard, you would multiply 10 by 0.037037037.

What is a Cubic Foot?