This page converts milliliters per minute into liters per minute using the factor 0.001, and shows the reverse figure alongside it. Both units measure volumetric flow, which is why one number does the whole job.
The flow unit for taps, showers and medical oxygen. Laboratory and infusion flow: HPLC pumps and syringe drivers are set in mL/min.
Standard versus actual volume. Gas flow in CFM depends on pressure and temperature, which is why compressor ratings say SCFM and specify the reference conditions. Converting the number is exact; comparing two ratings measured at different conditions is not. Two tables follow: rounded steps for quick lookup, and a set of real reference quantities converted into liters per minute, which is usually more useful than the bare number.
The formula
milliliters per minute- The amount you are converting, in milliliters per minute
0.001- The exact number of liters per minute in one milliliter per minute
liters per minute- The converted result
How it works, step by step
- Enter the value in milliliters per minute.
- It is multiplied by 0.001, the exact factor between the two units.
- The answer is shown in liters per minute, with the reverse conversion beneath it.
- Check the reference table if you want a figure of comparable size.
Worked examples
A bathroom tap: 6000 mL/min in liters per minute
Take a bathroom tap, roughly 6000 mL/min. The conversion is a single multiplication — 6000 × 0.001 — giving 6 L/min. Because the relationship is proportional, doubling the input doubles the answer to 12 L/min.
A shower head: 9600 mL/min in liters per minute
A shower head comes to about 9600 mL/min. Multiplying by the factor: 9600 × 0.001 = 9.6 L/min. Dividing the answer back by 0.001 returns the figure you started with, which is the quickest way to check you have the factor the right way up.
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Frequently asked questions
How many liters per minute are in one milliliter per minute?
Exactly 0.001. Every figure on this page is that one number multiplied by your input, so the only rounding is at the display step.
What is the formula to convert milliliters per minute to liters per minute?
liters per minute = milliliters per minute × 0.001. Reversed, milliliters per minute = liters per minute ÷ 0.001, which is the same as multiplying by 1000.
Which is the bigger unit, the milliliter per minute or the liter per minute?
The liter per minute. One milliliter per minute is only 0.001 of a liter per minute, so it takes 1000 milliliters per minute to make one liter per minute.
What does this quantity actually measure?
Both units measure volumetric flow. That is why a single factor is enough: there is no temperature offset and no material property involved, unlike conversions that cross between different quantities.
What is a milliliter per minute?
Laboratory and infusion flow: HPLC pumps and syringe drivers are set in mL/min.
What is a liter per minute?
The flow unit for taps, showers and medical oxygen.
Why does my answer differ from another converter?
Almost always because the other tool rounded the factor before multiplying. This page keeps full double precision through the calculation and rounds only for display, and it prints the factor it used so you can see where any difference came from.
Milliliters Per Minute to liters per minute reference tables
| Milliliters Per Minute | Liters Per Minute |
|---|---|
| 0.5 mL/min | 0.0005 L/min |
| 1 mL/min | 0.001 L/min |
| 2 mL/min | 0.002 L/min |
| 3 mL/min | 0.003 L/min |
| 5 mL/min | 0.005 L/min |
| 10 mL/min | 0.01 L/min |
| 20 mL/min | 0.02 L/min |
| 25 mL/min | 0.025 L/min |
| 50 mL/min | 0.05 L/min |
| 75 mL/min | 0.075 L/min |
| 100 mL/min | 0.1 L/min |
| 250 mL/min | 0.25 L/min |
| 500 mL/min | 0.5 L/min |
| 1000 mL/min | 1 L/min |
| 5000 mL/min | 5 L/min |
Exact factor: 1 milliliter per minute = 0.001 liters per minute.
| Quantity | mL/min | L/min |
|---|---|---|
| A dripping tap | 6 mL/min | 0.006 L/min |
| A bathroom tap | 6000 mL/min | 6 L/min |
| A shower head | 9600 mL/min | 9.6 L/min |
| A garden hose | 1.8e+04 mL/min | 18 L/min |
| A fire hydrant | 3.6e+06 mL/min | 3600 L/min |
| The Thames at London | 3.9e+09 mL/min | 3.9e+06 L/min |
Published reference values, converted with the same factor this page uses.