{{Short description|Comparison of a wide range of volumes}} The table lists various objects and [[units of measurement|units]] by the [[orders of magnitude|order of magnitude]] of their [[volume]].
[[File:ALH84001 structures.jpg|thumb|Chain structures in meteorite fragment [[ALH84001]]]] [[File:Icosahedral Adenoviruses.jpg|thumb|Electron micrograph of icosahedral [[adenovirus]]]] [[File:SEM blood cells.jpg|thumb|right|A scanning electron microscope image of normal circulating human blood showing red blood cells, several knobbly white blood cells including lymphocytes, a monocyte, a neutrophil and many small disc-shaped platelets]] [[File:SeedsCaliforniapoppy.jpg|thumb|California poppy seeds]] [[File:Mustard.png|thumb|right|Mustard seeds]] [[File:Peas in pods - Studio.jpg|thumb|right|Peas in pods]] [[File:4MeasuringSpoons.jpg|thumb|right|Measuring spoons of {{tbspUS|1}} and 1, {{frac|2}} and {{frac|4}} teaspoon]] [[File:Gill-photo.jpg|thumb|right|Copper measuring jugs of 1 and {{frac|2}} gill]] [[File:VB-stubbie.jpg|thumb|right|375 mL stubbie of beer]] [[File:Half peck apple bag.jpg|thumb|right|A {{frac|2}}-peck apple bag]] [[File:Drum (container).jpg|thumb|A standard 200-litre<br/>(55 US or 44 imp gal) drum]][[File:Metre-cube-beton-p1040192.jpg|thumb|A cubic metre of concrete]] [[File:teu.jpg|thumb|A TEU container]] [[File:Olympic Swimming Pool - Fast Lane.JPG|thumb|An Olympic swimming pool]] [[File:hindenburg burning.jpg|thumb|LZ 129 Hindenburg]] [[File:Kheops-Pyramid.jpg|thumb|Great Pyramid of Giza]] [[File:ThreeGorgesDam-China2009.jpg|thumb|The Three Gorges Dam]] [[File:Sydney Harbour Bridge from the air.JPG|thumb|Sydney Harbour]] [[File:Relative satellite sizes vertical.jpg|thumb|Solar System bodies with Earth volume or less]] [[File:1e15m comparison cat's eye nebula barnard 68 one light year.png|thumb|right|The Cat's Eye Nebula on left (about {{val|3|e=46|u=m3}}) and the dark cloud Barnard 68 at top (about {{val|6|e=46|u=m3}}) are of comparable volumes; the Stingray Nebula between them is smaller with a similar volume as the small yellow light-month radius sphere, about {{val|2|e=45|u=m3}}.]]<!-- figures are very approximate --> [[File:1e16m comparison ten light years bubble nebula.png|thumb|right|The Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635) at left with about 520 cubic light years ({{val|4.4|e=50|u=m3}}) dwarfs the Dumbbell Nebula's 12 cubic light years ({{val|1|e=49|u=m3}}) (very approximate figures)]] [[File:1e17m comparison 100 light years nebula clusters.png|thumb|right|The globular cluster [[Messier 5]] at upper left with about 2 million cubic light years ({{val|1.7|e=54|u=m3}}) dwarfs the much smaller Bubble Nebula at lower right.]]
==Sub-microscopic== {|class=wikitable |- !Volume ([[cubic metre|m<sup>3</sup>]]) !Example |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|4.22419|e=-105}} |The [[Planck volume]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=-90}} |One cubic [[quectometre]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=-81}} |One cubic [[rontometre]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=-72}} |One cubic [[yoctometre]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=-63}} |One cubic [[zeptometre]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=-54}} |One cubic [[attometre]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=-45}} |One cubic [[femtometre]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=~|2.82|e=-45}} |Volume of a [[proton]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=~|9.4|e=-44}} |[[Classical electron radius|Classical]] volume of an [[electron]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=-36}} |One cubic [[picometre]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=-33}} |One [[quectolitre]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=-30}} |One cubic [[ångström]] or one [[rontolitre]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|7.23|e=-30}} |Volume enclosed by the [[Van der Waals radius]] of a [[hydrogen]] atom |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|3.936|e=-29}} |van der Waals volume of a [[helium]] atom |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.91|e=-29}} |volume enclosed by the van der Waals radius of a [[gold]] atom |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|3.75|e=-29}} |van der Waals volume of a {{chem|link=Hydrogen|H|2}} molecule |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|5.29|e=-29}} |van der Waals volume of a {{chem|link=Oxygen|O|2}} molecule |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=-27}} |One cubic nanometre or one yoctolitre |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=-24}} |One zeptolitre |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|5|e=-23}} |Typical volume of structures on the [[Mars|Martian]] [[meteorite]] [[ALH84001]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=-21}} |One attolitre |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|4|e=-21}} |Volume of hypothesised [[nanobacteria]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|5|e=-21}} |Volume of a typical [[virus]] |}
==Microscopic== {|class=wikitable |- !Volume ([[cubic metre|m<sup>3</sup>]]) !Example |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=-18}} |One cubic micrometre or one femtolitre |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|9|e=-18}} |Average volume of a [[platelet]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|9|e=-17}} |Normal volume of a human [[red blood cell]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|2|e=-16}} |Average volume of a [[lymphocyte]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|3.3|e=-16}} |Mean volume of a [[neutrophil granulocyte]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|4.2|e=-16}} |Volume of an average [[monocyte]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=-15}} |One picolitre |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=2–|9|e=-15}} |One drop from a [[high resolution]] colour [[inkjet printer]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.3|e=-13}} |a [[Particle size (grain size)|very fine grain]] of [[sand]] (0.063 mm diameter, 3 micrograms) |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=-12}} |One nanolitre |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|6.2|e=-11}} |A [[Particle size (grain size)|medium grain]] of sand (0.5 mm diameter, 1.5 milligrams) |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|5|e=-10}} |Volume of a [[poppy]] seed of 1-millimetre diameter<ref>{{cite book |author=Gerald H. Ristow |title=Pattern Formation in Granular Materials |publisher=Springer |year=2000 |isbn=3-540-66701-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4x8MGJD3nMQC |accessdate=3 November 2008|page=193 }}</ref> |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=-9}} |One cubic [[millimetre]] or one [[microlitre]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|4|e=-9}} |Volume of a [[mustard seed]] of 2-millimetre diameter |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|2|e=-8}} |Volume of a small grain of [[rice]] 2 mm wide by 5 mm long |}
==Human measures== {|class=wikitable |- !Volume ([[cubic metre|m<sup>3</sup>]]) !Example |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|5.92|e=-8}} |One [[imperial units|imperial]] [[minim (unit)|minim]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|6.16|e=-8}} |One [[United States customary units#Fluid volume|US]] minim |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|7|e=-8}} |Volume of a large grain of rice 3 mm wide by 12 mm long |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|2|e=-7}} |Average volume of a [[pea]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=-6}} |One [[cubic centimetre]] or one [[millilitre]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.18|e=-6}} |One [[imperial units|imperial]] [[apothecaries' system#English-speaking countries|fluid scruple]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.23|e=-6}} |One [[United States customary units#Fluid volume|US]] fluid scruple |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.80|e=-6}} |One ''[[Japanese_unit#Volume|sai]]'' |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|3.55|e=-6}} |One [[imperial units|imperial]] [[apothecaries' system#English-speaking countries|fluid drachm]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|3.70|e=-6}} |One [[United States customary units#Fluid volume|US]] fluid dram |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=3–|5|e=-6}} |Average human [[ejaculation]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.everydayhealth.com/mens-health/can-less-semen-mean-low-testosterone.aspx|title = Does Low Sperm Volume Mean Low Testosterone?|website=Everyday Health|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621170059/https://www.everydayhealth.com/mens-health/can-less-semen-mean-low-testosterone.aspx|archive-date=2024-06-21}}</ref> |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=3.55–|5|e=-6}} |One [[teaspoon#Measure of volume|teaspoon]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.14|e=-5}} |One ''[[Ancient Roman units of measurement#Volume|ligula]]'' |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=1.42–|2.0|e=-5}} |One [[tablespoon]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.639|e=-5}} |One [[cubic inch]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.80|e=-5}} |One ''[[Japanese_unit#Volume|shaku]]'' |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|2.84|e=-5}} |One [[imperial units|imperial]] [[fluid ounce]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|2.96|e=-5}} |One [[United States customary units#Fluid volume|US]] fluid ounce |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|3.5|e=-5}} |Average amount of blood lost by a woman during [[menstruation]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|4.5|e=-5}} |One ''[[Ancient Roman units of measurement#Volume|cyathus]]'' |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|6.8|e=-5}} |One ''[[Ancient Roman units of measurement#Volume|acetabulum]]'' |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=-4}} |Maximum volume of non-exempt liquids, gels, and aerosols allowed in a U.S. air traveler's carry-on luggage |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.18|e=-4}} |One [[United States customary units#Fluid volume|US]] [[gill (unit)|gill]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.36|e=-4}} |One ''[[Ancient Roman units of measurement#Volume|quartarius]]'' |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.42|e=-4}} |One [[imperial units|imperial]] gill |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.80|e=-4}} |One ''[[gō (unit)|gō]]'' (a common size for serving [[sake]]) |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|2.73|e=-4}} |one [[Ancient Roman units of measurement#Volume|Roman]] [[cotyla|''hemina'' or ''cotyla'']] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=3.3–|3.75|e=-4}} |Volume of [[Beer bottle#Stubby and steinie|stubby or steinie]] of beer (Europe–330 mL, Canada–341 mL, Japan–350 mL, US–355 mL, Australia–375 mL) |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|4|e=-4}} |Rough volume of the human [[urinary bladder]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|4.73|e=-4}} |One [[United States customary units#Fluid volume|US liquid]] [[pint]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|5.46|e=-4}} |One ''[[Ancient Roman units of measurement#Volume|sextarius]]'' |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|5.51|e=-4}} |One [[United States customary units#Dry volume|US dry]] [[pint]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|5.68|e=-4}} |One [[imperial units|imperial]] pint |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|7.5|e=-4}} |The most common volume for [[wine]] and [[liquor]] bottles, also the size of an [[Beer in Australia#Beer bottles|Australian long neck]] of beer; sometimes called a 'fifth' in the United States for its approximation to the once-common one-fifth-[[gallon]] bottle |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|9.46|e=-4}} |One [[United States customary units#Fluid volume|US liquid]] [[quart]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=-3}} |One cubic [[decimetre]] or one [[litre]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.000028|e=-3}} |Volume of 1 [[kilogram]] of distilled [[water]] (at the temperature of maximum density ({{convert|3.98|C|disp=or}}) and standard [[atmospheric pressure]] (101.325 kPa)) |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.10|e=-3}} |One [[United States customary units#Dry volume|US dry]] [[quart]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.14|e=-3}} |One [[imperial units|imperial]] quart |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=1.0–|8.2|e=-3}} |Typical range of [[automobile]] [[engine displacement]]s |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.4|e=-3}} |Human brain cavity |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.80|e=-3}} |One ''[[Japanese unit#Volume|shō]]'' (formerly a common sake-bottle size) |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|3.8|e=-3}} |One [[United States customary units#Fluid volume|US liquid]] [[gallon]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|4.36|e=-3}} |One ''[[Ancient Roman units of measurement#Dry measure|semimodius]]'' |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|4.40|e=-3}} |One [[United States customary units#Dry volume|US dry]] gallon |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|4.5|e=-3}} |One [[Imperial unit|imperial]] gallon |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|5|e=-3}} |Approximate volume of the [[blood]] in one adult human |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|6|e=-3}} |Average [[lung volumes|total volume]] of the [[lungs]] of a [[male]] human |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|8.81|e=-3}} |One [[United States customary units#Dry volume|US]] [[peck]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|9.09|e=-3}} |One imperial peck |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.31|e=-2}} |One ''[[Ancient Roman units of measurement#Liquid measure|urna]]'' |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.80|e=-2}} |One ''[[Japanese_unit#Volume|to]]'' |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=1.85–|3.6|e=-2}} |One Ancient Greek [[amphora (unit)|amphora]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|2.62|e=-2}} |One [[Ancient Roman units of measurement#Liquid measure|Roman]] [[amphora (unit)|amphora]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|3.4|e=-2}} |One [[Units of measurement in France before the French Revolution|French]] [[amphora (unit)|amphora]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|2.83|e=-2}} |One [[cubic foot]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|3.52|e=-2}} |One [[United States customary units#Dry volume|US]] [[bushel]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|3.64|e=-2}} |One imperial bushel |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=3.7–|4.2|e=-2}} |One [[English brewery cask units#Firkin|firkin]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|6.0|e=-2}} |[[Gasoline]] fuel tank in a car ([[Volvo 200 Series|Volvo 240]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Volvo 240 Fuel Tank - Free Shipping - Replacement, Spectra, Dorman |date= |publication-date= |accessdate=2016-04-18 |url=http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/shop_parts/fuel_tank/volvo/240.html?redirect=1 |quote=Specifications: * 16 gallons/60 liters * 18 x 38 x 16 in. * Without lock ring, seals, and filler neck}}</ref> |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=6.8–|6.9|e=-2}} |One [[English wine cask units|rundlet]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|7.1|e=-2}} |Average volume of an [[adult]] [[human]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=7.4–|8.3|e=-2}} |One [[English brewery cask units#Kilderkin|kilderkin]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|9.55|e=-2}} |One [[Barrel (unit)#Dry goods in the US|US barrel for cranberries]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.16|e=-1}} |One [[Barrel (unit)#Dry goods in the US|US dry barrel]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.17|e=-1}} |One [[Barrel (unit)#Fluid barrel in the US and UK|US beer barrel]], 31 US gallons |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.19|e=-1}} |One [[Barrel (unit)#Fluid barrel in the US and UK|US fluid barrel]] (apart from oil or beer), 31.5 US gallons |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.59|e=-1}} |One [[Barrel (unit)#Oil barrel|oil barrel]], 42 US gallons, about one [[English wine cask units|tierce]] (158–160 L) |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.64|e=-1}} |One [[Barrel (unit)#Fluid barrel in the US and UK|imperial barrel]], 36 imperial gallons |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.80|e=-1}} |One ''[[koku]]'' |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|2|e=-1}} |Standard [[drum (container)|drum]] size used for shipping [[bulk cargo]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=2.2–|2.5|e=-1}} |One [[hogshead]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=3.1–|3.2|e=-1}} |One [[English wine cask units|puncheon or tertian]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=4.7–|4.9|e=-1}} |One butt (an old unit for [[English brewery cask units|beer]] and [[English wine cask units|wine]]) |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|5.24|e=-1}} |One ''[[Ancient Roman units of measurement#Liquid measure|culeus]]'' |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|7.65|e=-1}} |One [[cubic yard]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=9.5–|9.8|e=-1}} |One tun (an old unit for [[English brewery cask units|beer]] and [[English wine cask units|wine]]) |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=0}} |One cubic [[metre]], one [[kilolitre]] or one [[stère]]—volume of a large domestic [[Refrigerator|fridge-freezer]] (external dimensions) |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|3.85|e=1}} |External volume of a standard 20-foot ("[[twenty-foot equivalent unit|TEU]]") [[cargo]] [[containerization|container]], which has a capacity of 33.1 cubic metres |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|7.7|e=1}} |External volume of a standard 40-[[Foot (length)|foot]] ("[[twenty-foot equivalent unit#Forty-foot equivalent unit|FEU]]") cargo container, which has a capacity of 67.5 cubic metres |}
==Terrestrial== {|class=wikitable |- !Volume ([[cubic metre|m<sup>3</sup>]]) !Example |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.05|e=2}} |Volume of a [[Leyland Titan (B15)|rear-engine Leyland Titan]] [[London]] [[double-decker bus]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.49|e=2}} |Volume of any [[A Division (New York City Subway)|A Division]] [[New York City Subway]] [[New York City Subway rolling stock|car]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{convert|1|e3m3|abbr=on|cuft km3}} <!--{{val|1|e=3}}--> |One cubic [[decametre]] or one [[megalitre]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.233|e=3}} |One [[acre-foot]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|2.5|e=3}} |Volume of an [[Olympic size swimming pool]] of minimal depth {{nowrap|(50 m × 25 m × 2 m)}}. |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|3.054|e=3}} |Volume of each of the nine spheres of the [[Atomium]] in Brussels |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.13|e=4}} |Gas volume in the first [[zeppelin]] ''LZ 1'' |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.1866|e=4}} |Amount of [[concrete]] in [[Trbovlje Chimney]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.56|e=4}} |[[Quebec]]'s 2001 output of [[maple syrup]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|5.0|e=4}} |Typical volume of a large [[gasometer]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=8.5–|9.9|e=4}} |Volume of the [[Royal Albert Hall]] auditorium<ref>{{cite book |last=Atwood|first=Robert |year=2006 |title=Bears Can't Run Downhill, and 200 Dubious Pub Facts Explained |publisher=Ebury Press |page=124 |isbn=0-09-191255-5 }}</ref> |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.84|e=5}} |Volume of gas in the [[USS Macon (ZRS-5)|USS ''Macon'' (ZRS-5)]] zeppelin |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|2.11890|e=5}} |Volume of gas in the ''[[Hindenburg disaster|Hindenburg]]'' [[zeppelin]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|6.50|e=5}} |Volume of crude oil that can be carried aboard the ''[[Knock Nevis]]'' [[supertanker]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|9.66|e=5}} |Volume of [[Taipei 101]]'s gross floor space<ref>{{val|198000}} square metres floor space from [http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0004823 Structurae] multiplied by the "Slab to Slab Height" of 4.20 metres from [http://www.taipei-101.com.tw/en/tower/leasing/standard.asp taipei-101.com.tw] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705232851/http://www.taipei-101.com.tw/en/tower/leasing/standard.asp |date=2008-07-05 }} gives {{val|831600}} cubic metres. Floors one to eight can be approximated as {{val|4300}} square metres (from [http://www.taipei-101.com.tw/en/tower/leasing/floor.asp] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705232049/http://www.taipei-101.com.tw/en/tower/leasing/floor.asp |date=2008-07-05 }}) times 8 times 4.2 metres, or an additional {{val|134400}} cubic metres, giving an estimated {{val|966000}} cubic metres.</ref> |- |align=right valign=top| {{convert|1|e6m3|cuyd km3|abbr=on}} <!--{{val|1|e=6}}--> |One cubic [[hectometre]], one [[gigalitre]] or one [[stere|kilostère]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.4|e=6}} |Volume the 1910 [[Lakeview Gusher]] oil spilt (the biggest [[oil gusher]] in US history) |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.5644|e=6}} |Volume of concrete in the [[Panama Canal Locks]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|2.6006|e=6}} |Volume of stone in the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|3|e=6}} |Approximately amount of [[mud]] and [[clay]] that slid into the [[South Nation River]] valley as a [[landslide]] on 20 June 1993 |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|3.33|e=6}} |Volume of [[concrete]] in [[Hoover Dam]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|3.664883|e=6}} |Volume of the [[NASA]]'s [[Vehicle Assembly Building]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|8|e=6}} |Volume of chalk excavated in the construction of the [[Channel Tunnel]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=7}} |Volume of [[Chagan Lake (Kazakhstan)|Chagan Lake]], artificial lake created by nuclear explosion |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.7|e=7}} |Volume of material in the [[Gatun Dam]], completed in 1913 |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|2.8|e=7}} |Volume of [[concrete]] in the [[Three Gorges Dam]], the world's largest concrete structure |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|4.3|e=7}} |Volume of [[Aswan Dam]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|9|e=7}} |Volume of gas required per day by [[India]] in 2005 |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.01|e=8}} |Volume of the [[Grimsel]] [[lake|reservoir]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.73|e=8}} |Volume of [[Lake Baldegg]], Switzerland |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|2.05|e=8}} |Volume of material excavated in the construction of the [[Panama Canal]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|2.2|e=8}} |Volume of [[Lac de la Gruyère]], Switzerland |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|2.85|e=8}} |Volume of [[Lake Halwill]], Switzerland |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=3.20–|3.35|e=8}} |Volume of the [[Great Wall of China]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=3–|5|e=8}} |Volume of all humans alive on the planet (based on an average mass of 40–70 kg per human) |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|4|e=8}} |Predicted volume of [[natural gas]] required per day by India in 2025 |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|5|e=8}} |One [[sydharb]]—volume of [[Sydney Harbour]], Australia<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.awa.asn.au/Content/NavigationMenu/Information/UnitsofMeasurement.pdf| title=Australian Conventional Units of Measurement in Water| publisher=Australian Water Association| accessdate=10 March 2006|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20051030001225/http://www.awa.asn.au/Content/NavigationMenu/Information/UnitsofMeasurement.pdf|archivedate =30 October 2005}}</ref> |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|6.93|e=8}} |Volume of [[Lake Murten]], Switzerland |- |align=right valign=top|{{convert|1|e9m3|cuyd km3|abbr=on}} <!--{{val|1|e=9}}--> |One [[cubic kilometre]] or one [[teralitre]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.2|e=9}} |Approximate volume of rock ejected during the [[1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.3|e=9}} |volume of [[Lake Biel]], Switzerland |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|2.5|e=9}} |volume of [[Lake Walen]], Switzerland |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|3.2|e=9}} |volume of [[Lake Zug]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|3.9|e=9}} |Volume of [[Lake Zürich]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|4.168|e=9}} |One [[cubic mile]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|5|e=9}} |Volume of [[crude oil]] consumed by the world in a year |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|5.17|e=9}} |volume of [[Lake Brienz]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|5.2|e=9}} |Volume of the artificial [[Gatun Lake]] ([[Panama Canal]]) |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|6.5|e=9}} |Volume of [[Lake Thun]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|6.5|e=9}} |volume of [[Lake Lugano]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=10}} |Estimated volume of rock ejected during the 1991 eruption of [[Mount Pinatubo]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.4|e=10}} |volume of [[Lake Neuchâtel]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.45|e=10}} |Volume of [[Lake Lucerne]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|3.52|e=10}} |Volume of [[Lake Mead]], the reservoir of the [[Hoover Dam]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|3.7|e=10}} |Volume of [[Lago Maggiore]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|5.5|e=10}} |Volume of [[Lake Constance]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|8.89|e=10}} |Volume of [[Lake Geneva]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=11}} |Estimated volume of rock exploded in eruption of [[Mount Tambora]] [[volcano]] on 12 April 1815 |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.33|e=11}} |Volume of [[Lake Nasser]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.44|e=11}} |Volume of [[Fedchenko Glacier]] and its tributaries |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|2|e=11}} |Estimated volume of the annual net inflow of [[seawater]] to the [[Black Sea]] (from the [[Mediterranean Sea]] via the [[Bosporus]]) |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|2.8|e=11}} |Volume of [[Lake Onega]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=~|3|e=11}} |Volume of [[crude oil]] on Earth |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|3.2|e=11}} |Estimated volume of the annual inflow of [[freshwater]] to the [[Black Sea]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|4.84|e=11}} |Volume of [[Lake Erie]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|8.37|e=11}} |Volume of [[Lake Ladoga]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{convert|1|e12m3|cuyd km3|abbr=on}} <!--{{val|1|e=12}}--> |One [[petalitre]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.1|e=12}} |Volume of the [[Aral Sea]] in 1960 |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|2.76|e=12}} |Volume of [[Lake Victoria]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|2.8|e=12}} |Volume of [[magma]] erupted by the [[Lake Toba|Toba]] [[supervolcano]] {{val|74000}} years ago |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|4.918|e=12}} |Volume of [[Lake Michigan]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|5|e=12}} |Volume of the Fish Canyon Tuff erupted by the [[La Garita Caldera]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|5.5|e=12}} |Volume of the [[asteroid]] [[433 Eros]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.2232|e=13}} |Volume of [[Lake Superior]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.84|e=13}} |Volume of [[Lake Tanganyika]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|2.36|e=13}} |Volume of [[Lake Baikal]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|5.5|e=14}} |Volume of the [[Black Sea]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=15}} |One [[exalitre]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{convert|1|e15m3|cuyd km3|abbr=on}} <!--{{val|1|e=15}}--> |Volume of the [[Mariana Trench]] in the [[Pacific Ocean]], which contains the deepest point on the [[Earth]]'s surface |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|2.6|e=15}} |Volume of Greenland ice cap |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|3.7|e=15}} |Volume of the [[Mediterranean Sea]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.54|e=16}} |Volume of water contained in the [[rings of Saturn]] (rough estimate) |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|3|e=16}} |Volume of water contained in the [[Antarctic ice sheet]] (rough estimate) |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|3|e=17}} |Volume of the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and volume of the [[Indian Ocean]] (rough estimates) |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|4.5|e=17}} |Volume of [[Ceres (dwarf planet)|Ceres]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=18}} |One cubic [[megametre]] or one [[zettalitre]]—volume of the [[Pacific Ocean]] (rough estimate) |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.335|e=18}} |Volume of all [[ocean]]s on [[Earth]] |}
==Astronomical== {|class=wikitable |- !Volume ([[cubic metre|m<sup>3</sup>]]) !Example |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|3|e=18}} |Estimated volume of [[Europa (moon)|Europa]]'s oceans |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|6.4|e=18}} |Volume of [[Pluto]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|2.2|e=19}} |Volume of the [[Moon]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|6.1|e=19}} |Volume of planet [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.6|e=20}} |Volume of planet [[Mars]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|9.28|e=20}} |Volume of planet [[Venus]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=21}} |One [[yottalitre]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.08|e=21}} |Volume of planet [[Earth]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|2.25|e=21}} |Volume of all the [[terrestrial planet|rocky planets]] in the [[Solar System]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|6.38|e=22}} |Volume of planet [[Neptune]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|7.02|e=22}} |Volume of planet [[Uranus]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|9.23|e=23}} |Volume of planet [[Saturn]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=24}} |One [[ronnalitre]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.53|e=24}} |Volume of planet [[Jupiter]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|2.59|e=24}} |Total volume of all the [[planet]]s in the [[Solar System]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=27}} |One cubic [[gigametre]] or one [[quettalitre]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.41|e=27}} |Volume of the [[Sun]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=~|1|e=30}} |volume of [[Alcyone (star)|Alcyone]], brightest star in the [[Pleiades]]<ref>[[Jim Kaler|Kaler, Jim]], [http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/~kaler/sow/alcyone.html ''Alcyone''], retrieved 18 November 2008: "radius nearly 10 solar"</ref> |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=~|1.7|e=31}} |Volume of [[Arcturus]], brightest star in [[Boötes]]<ref>Mozurkewich, David; Armstrong, J. Thomas; Hindsley, Robert B.; Quirrenbach, Andreas; Hummel, Christian A.; Hutter, Donald J.; Johnston, Kenneth J.; Hajian, Arsen R.; Elias II, Nicholas M.; Buscher, David F.; and Simon, Richard S.; ''Angular diameters of stars from the Mark III optical interferometer'', '''Astronomical Journal''', 126, 2502–2520 (2003)</ref> |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|3.4|e=32}} |Volume of [[Rigel]], the brightest star in [[Orion (constellation)|Orion]]<ref>Its radius is 70 times the Sun's</ref> |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=~|5|e=32}} |Volume of a [[red giant]] the same mass as the Sun |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.4|e=33}} |Volume of [[Gamma Crucis|γ Crucis]], a [[red giant]] in [[Crux]]<ref>Its radius is 113 times the Sun's.</ref><ref>= 11488.213 * 9.4605284 × 10(power of 15) X 1,000,000,000 meters long (appr)</ref> |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=~|1|e=34}} |Volume of [[Deneb]], a white [[supergiant]] in [[Cygnus (constellation)|Cygnus]]<ref name="ReferenceA">Its radius is estimated to be 200 to 300 times the Sun's</ref> |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|6.4|e=34}} |Volume of [[Eta Carinae|η Carinae]], a [[white supergiant]] in [[Cygnus (constellation)|Cygnus]]<ref name="ReferenceA"/> |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.3|e=35}} |Estimated volume of [[S Orionis]]<ref>[http://webviz.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-5?-out.add=.&-source=II/224/cadars&recno=9107 VizeR page for Antares], retrieved 18 November 2009: "5.1e+02 solRad"</ref> |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.5|e=35}} |Volume of [[Antares]], a [[slow irregular variable]] in [[Scorpius (constellation)|Scorpius]]<ref>[http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-5?-out.add=.&-source=II/224/cadars&recno=2512 VizeR page for S Orionis], retrieved 18 November 2009: "5.3e+02 solRad"</ref> |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=~|2.75|e=35}} |Volume of [[Betelgeuse]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=36}} |One cubic [[terametre]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|4|e=36}} |Possible volume of [[Mu Cephei|μ Cephei]] (estimates vary) |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|8|e=36}} |Estimated volume of [[VY Canis Majoris]], a red [[hypergiant]] star<ref>Humphreys, Roberta M.; [https://arxiv.org/pdf/astro-ph/0610433 ''VY Canis Majoris: The Astrophysical Basis of its Luminosity''], arxiv.org, 13 October 2006, page 3, retrieved 18 November 2009: "1800 to 2100 R⊙"</ref> |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|3.9|e=38}} |Volume of a sphere which would enclose the orbit of [[Neptune]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=6–|10|e=39}} |Possible volume of the [[Heliosphere]] inside the [[Heliosphere#Termination shock|termination shock]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.1|e=41}} |Daily increase in volume of the [[Cat's Eye Nebula]]<ref name="Cat calc"/> |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|4|e=43}} |Annual increase in volume of the [[Cat's Eye Nebula]]<ref name="Cat calc">{{frac|4|3}}''πr''<sup>3</sup>; core radius ''r'' = distance times sin({{frac|2}} angular diameter) = 0.2 [[light year]]. Distance = 3.3 ± 0.9 kly; angular diameter = 20 [[arcseconds]]; expands 10 milliarcseconds per year.{{Harv|Reed|Balick|Hajian|Klayton|1999}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Reed | first1 = Darren S. | last2 = Balick | first2 = Bruce | last3 = Hajian | first3 = Arsen R. | last4 = Klayton | first4 = Tracy L. | last5 = Giovanardi | first5 = Stefano | last6 = Casertano | first6 = Stefano | last7 = Panagia | first7 = Nino | last8 = Terzian | first8 = Yervant | title = Hubble Space Telescope Measurements of the Expansion of NGC 6543: Parallax Distance and Nebular Evolution | journal = Astronomical Journal | year = 1999 | volume = 118 | issue = 5 | pages = 2430–2441 | bibcode = 1999AJ....118.2430R | doi = 10.1086/301091 |arxiv = astro-ph/9907313 | s2cid = 14746840 }}</ref> |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=45}} |One cubic [[petametre]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=~|1.7|e=45}} |Approximate volume of the [[Stingray Nebula]]<ref>''r'' = 0.08 light years; {{frac|4|3}}''πr''<sup>3</sup> = {{val|1.86|e=45|u=m3}}</ref> |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=~|2.7|e=46}} |Volume of the bright inner nebula of the [[Cat's Eye Nebula]]<ref name="Cat calc"/> |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|5.5|e=46}} |The volume of a [[Bok globule]] like [[Barnard 68]]<ref name="Szpir">{{cite web |author=Michael Szpir |title=Bart Bok's Black Blobs |url=http://www.americanscientist.org/template/AssetDetail/assetid/14678 |date=May–June 2001 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030629033609/http://www.americanscientist.org/template/AssetDetail/assetid/14678 |archivedate=29 June 2003|publisher=[[American Scientist]] |quote=Bok globules such as Barnard 68 are only about half a light-year across and weigh in at about two solar masses |accessdate=19 November 2008}}</ref><ref name="Bok sizes">their size varies: a globule one quarter light year in radius has {{val|5.5|e=46|u=m3}}, one a half light year in radius has {{val|4.4|e=47|u=m3}}, one a light year in radius has {{val|3.5|e=48|u=m3}}</ref> |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|4.4|e=47}} |The volume of a [[Bok globule]] one light year across<ref name="Szpir"/><ref name="Bok sizes"/> |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|8.47|e=47}} |One cubic [[light-year]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=~|1.7|e=48}} |Volume of the [[Oort Cloud]], assuming a radius of {{val|50000|u=AU}} |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=~|1.6|e=49}} |Volume of the [[Dumbbell Nebula]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|2.94|e=49}} |One cubic [[parsec]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|4.4|e=50}} |Approximate volume of the [[NGC 7635|Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635)]] (assuming a radius of 5 light years, sources differ)<ref name="APOD2006">{{Cite APOD |title=NGC 7635: The Bubble |date=October 18, 2006 |access-date=}}</ref><ref>Hubble Site, 2000. [http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2000/04/image/a/ An Expanding Bubble in Space]. "diameter of 6 light-years".</ref><ref>{{Cite APOD | title = NGC 7635: The Bubble | date = 18 October 2006 | access-date = }}</ref> |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=54}} |One cubic [[exametre]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|3|e=55}} |Estimated volume of a small dwarf galaxy like [[NGC 1705]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|3.3|e=55}} |Estimated volume of the [[Local Bubble]], assuming a radius of 100 parsecs (~39 million cubic light years) |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|3|e=58}} |Estimated volume of a dwarf galaxy like the [[Large Magellanic Cloud]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|2.94|e=58}} |One cubic [[kiloparsec]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=~|3.3|e=61}} |Volume of a galaxy like the [[Milky Way]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=63}} |One cubic [[zettametre]]—approximate volume of whole Milky Way including Globes |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=~|5|e=68}} |Volume of the [[Local Group]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|6.7|e=71}} |Volume of the [[Gemini Void]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=72}} |One cubic [[yottametre]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1.2|e=72}} |Volume of the [[Local Void]] (about {{val|1.4|e=24}} cubic light years)<ref name="atlas">An Atlas of the Universe. [http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/nearsc.html The Nearest Superclusters]. Retrieved 19 November 2008</ref> |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|3.5|e=72}} |Volume of the [[Virgo Supercluster]]<ref>assuming it is a sphere of 100 million light year radius</ref> |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=73}} |Volume of the [[Void (astronomy)|Sculptor Void]] (about {{val|1.1|e=25}} cubic light years)<ref name="atlas"/> |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|2|e=73}} |Least volume of the [[Southern Local Supervoid]] (about {{val|2.2|e=25}} cubic light years)<ref>{{Citation | last = Einasto | first = M | title = The Structure of the Universe Traced by Rich Clusters of Galaxies | journal = [[Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society]] | volume = 269 |date=1994-07-15 | issue = 2 | bibcode = 1994MNRAS.269..301E | doi=10.1093/mnras/269.2.301 | pages=301–322 | doi-access = free }}</ref> |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|3.4|e=80}} |Volume of the [[Observable Universe]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=81}} |One cubic [[ronnametre]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|7.1|e=81}} |Lower bound on the volume of the universe based on analysis of [[WMAP]]<ref>https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0605709v2 How Many Universes Do There Need To Be?</ref> |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=90}} |One cubic [[quettametre]] |- |align=right valign=top|{{val|p=~|1|e=113}} |rough upper bound on the physical size of the present universe, a result of the maximum number of [[Hubble volume]]s.<ref>https://arxiv.org/pdf/1208.2924v1.pdf "On Cosmological Implications of Holographic Entropy Bound" p.4</ref> |}
== Notes and references == {{Reflist}}
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