Barrels
It is important to note that there are different types of barrels used for different purposes:
The US liquid barrel is defined as 31.5 US liquid gallons, which is equivalent to about 119 liters: US liquid barrel
One US dry barrel is equivalent to 115.628 liters: US dry barrel
One oil barrel equaling approximately 42 US gallons or 159 liters: US Oil barrel
A Federal US Barrel typically contains 31 gallons, which is equivalent to approximately 117.35 liters: US federal barrel
One UK barrel is equivalent to around 164 liters: UK barrel
Cubic Yards
A cubic yard is an imperial volume unit equivalent to the volume of a cube with sides that are one yard in length. It is normally found in the United States for measuring large volumes of materials such as soil, gravel, or concrete.
When converting volume measurements, be sure to remember that the dimensions are cubed and so doubling the sides of a cube will increase the volume by a factor of eight. To make conversions easier, please use our conversion calculators such as the one on this page and refer to the calculation underneath if you want to understand how the conversion is calculated.