View source for Orders of magnitude (volume)

{{Short description|List of objects and units}}
The table lists various objects and units by the order of magnitude of their [[Physics:Volume|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 1 tablespoon 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&nbsp;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&nbsp;US or 44&nbsp;imp&nbsp;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 [[Astronomy:Messier 5|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|femtometre]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|p=~|2.82|e=-45}}
|Volume of a [[Physics:Proton|proton]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|p=~|9.4|e=-44}}
|[[Physics:Classical electron radius|Classical]] volume of an [[Physics:Electron|electron]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=-36}}
|One cubic [[Picometre|picometre]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=-33}}
|One quectolitre
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=-30}}
|One cubic [[Ångström|ångström]] or one rontolitre
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|7.23|e=-30}}
|Volume enclosed by the [[Chemistry:Van der Waals radius|Van der Waals radius]] of a [[Chemistry:Hydrogen|hydrogen]] atom
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|3.936|e=-29}}
|van der Waals volume of a [[Chemistry:Helium|helium]] atom
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1.91|e=-29}}
|volume enclosed by the van der Waals radius of a [[Chemistry:Gold|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 [[Astronomy:Mars|Martian]] [[Astronomy:Meteorite|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 [[Biology:Virus|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 [[Biology:Platelet|platelet]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|9|e=-17}}
|Normal volume of a human [[Biology:Red blood cell|red blood cell]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|2|e=-16}}
|Average volume of a [[Biology:Lymphocyte|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 [[Biology:Monocyte|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 very fine grain of sand (0.063&nbsp;mm diameter, 3 micrograms)
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=-12}}
|One nanolitre
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|6.2|e=-11}}
|A medium grain of sand (0.5&nbsp;mm diameter, 1.5 milligrams)
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|5|e=-10}}
|Volume of a [[Biology:Poppy|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|millimetre]] or one microlitre
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|4|e=-9}}
|Volume of a [[Biology:Mustard seed|mustard seed]] of 2-millimetre diameter
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|2|e=-8}}
|Volume of a small grain of [[Biology:Rice|rice]] 2&nbsp;mm wide by 5&nbsp;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 US minim
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|7|e=-8}}
|Volume of a large grain of rice 3&nbsp;mm wide by 12&nbsp;mm long
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|2|e=-7}}
|Average volume of a [[Biology:Pea|pea]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=-6}}
|One [[Cubic centimetre|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 US fluid scruple
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1.80|e=-6}}
|One ''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 US fluid dram
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|p=3–|5|e=-6}}
|Average human [[Medicine:Ejaculation|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?}}</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 ''ligula''
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|p=1.42–|2.0|e=-5}}
|One [[Tablespoon|tablespoon]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1.639|e=-5}}
|One [[Cubic inch|cubic inch]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1.80|e=-5}}
|One ''shaku''
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|2.84|e=-5}}
|One [[Imperial units|imperial]] [[Fluid ounce|fluid ounce]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|2.96|e=-5}}
|One US fluid ounce
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|3.5|e=-5}}
|Average amount of blood lost by a woman during [[Medicine:Menstruation|menstruation]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|4.5|e=-5}}
|One ''cyathus''
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|6.8|e=-5}}
|One ''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 US [[Gill (unit)|gill]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1.36|e=-4}}
|One ''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'' (a common size for serving sake)
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|2.73|e=-4}}
|one Roman [[Physics:Cotyla|''hemina'' or ''cotyla'']]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|p=3.3–|3.75|e=-4}}
|Volume of stubby or steinie of beer (Europe–330&nbsp;mL, Canada–341&nbsp;mL, Japan–350&nbsp;mL, US–355&nbsp;mL, Australia–375&nbsp;mL)  
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|4|e=-4}}
|Rough volume of the human [[Biology:Urinary bladder|urinary bladder]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|4.73|e=-4}}
|One US liquid [[Pint|pint]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|5.46|e=-4}}
|One ''sextarius''
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|5.51|e=-4}}
|One US dry [[Pint|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 [[Chemistry:Liquor|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|gallon]] bottle
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|9.46|e=-4}}
|One US liquid [[Quart|quart]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=-3}}
|One cubic [[Decimetre|decimetre]] or one [[Litre|litre]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1.000028|e=-3}}
|Volume of 1 [[Kilogram|kilogram]] of distilled [[Chemistry:Water|water]] (at the temperature of maximum density ({{convert|3.98|C|disp=or}}) and standard [[Physics:Atmospheric pressure|atmospheric pressure]] (101.325 kPa))
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1.10|e=-3}}
|One US dry [[Quart|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 [[Engineering:Engine displacement|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 ''shō'' (formerly a common sake-bottle size)
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|3.8|e=-3}}
|One US liquid [[Gallon|gallon]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|4.36|e=-3}}
|One ''semimodius''
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|4.40|e=-3}}
|One US dry gallon
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|4.5|e=-3}}
|One imperial gallon
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|5|e=-3}}
|Approximate volume of the [[Biology:Blood|blood]] in one adult human
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|6|e=-3}}
|Average [[Medicine:Lung volumes|total volume]] of the lungs of a [[Biology:Male|male]] human
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|8.81|e=-3}}
|One US [[Peck|peck]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|9.09|e=-3}}
|One imperial peck
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1.31|e=-2}}
|One ''urna''
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1.80|e=-2}}
|One ''to''
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|p=1.85–|3.6|e=-2}}
|One Ancient Greek [[Physics:Amphora (unit)|amphora]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|2.62|e=-2}}
|One Roman [[Physics:Amphora (unit)|amphora]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|3.4|e=-2}}
|One French [[Physics:Amphora (unit)|amphora]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|2.83|e=-2}}
|One [[Physics:Cubic foot|cubic foot]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|3.52|e=-2}}
|One US [[Bushel|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 [[Physics:English brewery cask units#Firkin|firkin]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|6.0|e=-2}}
|[[Chemistry:Gasoline|Gasoline]] fuel tank in a car ([[Engineering: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 [[Physics:English wine cask units|rundlet]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|7.1|e=-2}}
|Average volume of an [[Biology:Adult|adult]] [[Biology:Human|human]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|p=7.4–|8.3|e=-2}}
|One [[Physics: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 [[Physics:English wine cask units|tierce]] (158–160&nbsp;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|koku]]''
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|2|e=-1}}
|Standard [[Engineering:Drum (container)|drum]] size used for shipping bulk cargo
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|p=2.2–|2.5|e=-1}}
|One [[Hogshead|hogshead]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|p=3.1–|3.2|e=-1}}
|One [[Physics: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 [[Physics:English brewery cask units|beer]] and [[Physics:English wine cask units|wine]])
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|5.24|e=-1}}
|One ''culeus''
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|7.65|e=-1}}
|One [[Cubic yard|cubic yard]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|p=9.5–|9.8|e=-1}}
|One tun (an old unit for [[Physics:English brewery cask units|beer]] and [[Physics:English wine cask units|wine]])
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=0}}
|One cubic [[Metre|metre]], one kilolitre or one stère—volume of a large domestic [[Physics: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]]") [[Engineering:Cargo|cargo]] [[Finance: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 ("[[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 rear-engine Leyland Titan [[Place:London|London]] [[Engineering:Double-decker bus|double-decker bus]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1.49|e=2}}
|Volume of any A Division New York City Subway car
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{convert|1|e3m3|abbr=on|cuft km3}} <!--{{val|1|e=3}}-->
|One cubic [[Decametre|decametre]] or one megalitre
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1.233|e=3}}
|One [[Acre-foot|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 [[Chemistry:Concrete|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) zeppelin
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|2.11890|e=5}}
|Volume of gas in the ''[[Engineering: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] 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]) 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|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 [[Earth:Mud|mud]] and [[Earth:Clay|clay]] that slid into the South Nation River valley as a [[Earth:Landslide|landslide]] on 20 June 1993
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|3.33|e=6}}
|Volume of [[Chemistry:Concrete|concrete]] in [[Engineering:Hoover Dam|Hoover Dam]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|3.664883|e=6}}
|Volume of the [[Organization:NASA|NASA]]'s [[Astronomy:Vehicle Assembly Building|Vehicle Assembly Building]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|8|e=6}}
|Volume of chalk excavated in the construction of the [[Engineering:Channel Tunnel|Channel Tunnel]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=7}}
|Volume of 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 [[Chemistry:Concrete|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 {{wipe|India}} in 2005
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1.01|e=8}}
|Volume of the Grimsel [[Earth: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&nbsp;kg per human)
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|4|e=8}}
|Predicted volume of [[Chemistry:Natural gas|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 [[Earth:1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens|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|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 [[Earth:Mount Pinatubo|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 [[Engineering:Hoover Dam|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 [[Earth:Lake Constance|Lake Constance]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|8.89|e=10}}
|Volume of [[Earth:Lake Geneva|Lake Geneva]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=11}}
|Estimated volume of rock exploded in eruption of Mount Tambora [[Earth:Volcano|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 [[Earth:Seawater|seawater]] to the Black Sea (from the [[Place:Mediterranean Sea|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 [[Earth:Lake Ladoga|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 [[Biology:Magma|magma]] erupted by the [[Earth:Lake Toba|Toba]] [[Earth:Supervolcano|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 [[Earth:La Garita Caldera|La Garita Caldera]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|5.5|e=12}}
|Volume of the [[Astronomy:Asteroid|asteroid]] [[Astronomy:433 Eros|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 [[Earth:Lake Baikal|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 [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]], which contains the deepest point on the [[Astronomy:Earth|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 [[Place:Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean Sea]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1.54|e=16}}
|Volume of water contained in the [[Astronomy:Rings of Saturn|rings of Saturn]] (rough estimate)
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|3|e=16}}
|Volume of water contained in the [[Earth:Antarctic ice sheet|Antarctic ice sheet]] (rough estimate)
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|3|e=17}}
|Volume of the [[Earth:Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic Ocean]] and volume of the [[Earth:Indian Ocean|Indian Ocean]] (rough estimates)
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|4.5|e=17}}
|Volume of [[Astronomy:Ceres (dwarf planet)|Ceres]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=18}}
|One cubic megametre or one zettalitre—volume of the [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]] (rough estimate)
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1.335|e=18}}
|Volume of all [[Earth:Ocean|ocean]]s on [[Astronomy:Earth|Earth]]
|}

==Astronomical==
{|class=wikitable
|-
!Volume ([[Cubic metre|m<sup>3</sup>]])
!Example
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|3|e=18}}
|Estimated volume of [[Astronomy:Europa (moon)|Europa]]'s oceans
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|6.4|e=18}}
|Volume of [[Astronomy:Pluto|Pluto]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|2.2|e=19}}
|Volume of the [[Astronomy:Moon|Moon]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|6.1|e=19}}
|Volume of planet [[Astronomy:Mercury (planet)|Mercury]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1.6|e=20}}
|Volume of planet [[Astronomy:Mars|Mars]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|9.28|e=20}}
|Volume of planet [[Astronomy:Venus|Venus]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=21}}
|One yottalitre
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1.08|e=21}}
|Volume of planet [[Astronomy:Earth|Earth]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|2.25|e=21}}
|Volume of all the [[Astronomy:Terrestrial planet|rocky planets]] in the [[Astronomy:Solar System|Solar System]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|6.38|e=22}}
|Volume of planet [[Astronomy:Neptune|Neptune]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|7.02|e=22}}
|Volume of planet [[Astronomy:Uranus|Uranus]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|9.23|e=23}}
|Volume of planet [[Astronomy:Saturn|Saturn]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=24}}
|One ronnalitre
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1.53|e=24}}
|Volume of planet [[Astronomy:Jupiter|Jupiter]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|2.59|e=24}}
|Total volume of all the [[Astronomy:Planet|planet]]s in the [[Astronomy:Solar System|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 [[Astronomy:Sun|Sun]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|p=~|1|e=30}}
|volume of [[Astronomy:Alcyone (star)|Alcyone]], brightest star in the [[Astronomy:Pleiades|Pleiades]]<ref>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 [[Astronomy:Arcturus|Arcturus]], brightest star in [[Astronomy:Boötes|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 [[Astronomy:Rigel|Rigel]], the brightest star in [[Astronomy: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 [[Astronomy:Red giant|red giant]] the same mass as the Sun
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1.4|e=33}}
|Volume of [[Astronomy:Gamma Crucis|γ Crucis]], a [[Astronomy:Red giant|red giant]] in [[Astronomy:Crux|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 [[Astronomy:Deneb|Deneb]], a white [[Astronomy:Supergiant|supergiant]] in [[Astronomy: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 [[Astronomy:Eta Carinae|η Carinae]], a white supergiant in [[Astronomy:Cygnus (constellation)|Cygnus]]<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1.3|e=35}}
|Estimated volume of [[Astronomy:S Orionis|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 [[Astronomy:Antares|Antares]], a [[Astronomy:Mira variable|Mira variable]] in [[Astronomy:Orion (constellation)|Orion]]<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 [[Astronomy:Betelgeuse|Betelgeuse]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1|e=36}}
|One cubic terametre
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|4|e=36}}
|Possible volume of [[Astronomy:Mu Cephei|µ Cephei]] (estimates vary)
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|8|e=36}}
|Estimated volume of [[Astronomy:VY Canis Majoris|VY Canis Majoris]], a red [[Astronomy:Hypergiant|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 [[Astronomy:Neptune|Neptune]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|p=6–|10|e=39}}
|Possible volume of the [[Astronomy:Heliosphere|Heliosphere]] inside the [[Astronomy:Heliosphere#Termination shock|termination shock]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|1.1|e=41}}
|Daily increase in volume of the [[Astronomy:Cat's Eye Nebula|Cat's Eye Nebula]]<ref name="Cat calc"/>
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|4|e=43}}
|Annual increase in volume of the [[Astronomy:Cat's Eye Nebula|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|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 [[Astronomy:Stingray Nebula|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 [[Astronomy:Cat's Eye Nebula|Cat's Eye Nebula]]<ref name="Cat calc"/> 
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|5.5|e=46}}
|The volume of a [[Astronomy:Bok globule|Bok globule]] like [[Astronomy:Barnard 68|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 [[Astronomy:Bok globule|Bok globule]] one light year across<ref name="Szpir"/><ref name="Bok sizes"/>
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|8.47|e=47}}
|One cubic [[Astronomy:Light-year|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 [[Astronomy:Dumbbell Nebula|Dumbbell Nebula]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|2.94|e=49}}
|One cubic [[Astronomy:Parsec|parsec]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|4.4|e=50}}
|Approximate volume of the [[Astronomy: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 [[Astronomy:NGC 1705|NGC 1705]]
|-
|align=right valign=top|{{val|3.3|e=55}}
|Estimated volume of the [[Astronomy:Local Bubble|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 [[Astronomy:Large Magellanic Cloud|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 [[Astronomy:Milky Way|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 [[Astronomy:Local Group|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 [[Astronomy:Local Void|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 [[Astronomy:Virgo Supercluster|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 [[Astronomy:Void|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 [[Astronomy:Southern Local Supervoid|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 = [[Organization:Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society|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|6.7|e=83}}
|Lower bound on the volume of the entire universe
|-
|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 [[Astronomy:Hubble volume|Hubble volume]]s.<ref>https://arxiv.org/pdf/1208.2924v1.pdf "On Cosmological Implications of Holographic Entropy Bound" p.4</ref>
|}

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