Convert 1,000 kg to t

How to convert kilograms to metric tons

1. Formula: metric tons = kilograms × 0.001
2. Put in the value: 1,000 kilograms.
3. Result: 1 metric ton.

Kilograms to metric tons table

Converting the other way: metric tons to kilograms

kilograms = metric tons × 1,000. So 1 metric ton is back to 1,000 kilograms; one metric ton is 1,000 kilograms. See the metric tons to kilograms table.

Quick estimate in your head

For a rough answer, multiply by about 0.001: 1,000 × 0.001 ≈ 1 t, against the exact 1 t (0.0% out). Good enough to check that a calculated result is sensible.

Common mistakes

The usual slip is using the factor the wrong way round. A kilogram is smaller than a metric ton, so the number of metric tons must come out smaller than the number of kilograms. If your answer goes the other way, divide instead of multiplying.

About the units

Kilogram (kg) and metric ton (t) are both units of mass. One kilogram equals 0.001 metric tons, and one metric ton equals 1,000 kilograms. Results on this page are rounded for display; the conversion itself uses the exact definitions.

Mass conversions come up in cooking and baking, shipping and luggage limits, body weight, medicine doses and buying food by weight.

1,000 kilograms in other units

The most readable unit for this amount is metric tons (1).

• 1,000,000,000 mg
• 1,000,000 g
• 1 t
• 35,273.96 oz
• 2,204.62 lb
• 157.473044 st
• 1.102311 ton
• 5,000,000 ct

How this answer was calculated

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