US tons to metric tons

metric tons = US tons × 0.90718474

How to convert US tons to metric tons

One US ton is 0.90718474 metric tons, so multiply the number of US tons by 0.90718474. For example, 20 US tons is 20 × 0.90718474 = 18.143695 metric tons. To go back, divide by the same number, or multiply by 1.102311.

Quick estimate

Multiplying by about 0.9 gets within 0.8% of the exact answer, which is enough to check that a result makes sense.

Where it comes up

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

US tons	metric tons
1 ton	0.90718474 t
2 ton	1.814369 t
3 ton	2.721554 t
4 ton	3.628739 t
5 ton	4.535924 t
6 ton	5.443108 t
7 ton	6.350293 t
8 ton	7.257478 t
9 ton	8.164663 t
10 ton	9.071847 t
11 ton	9.979032 t
12 ton	10.886217 t
13 ton	11.793402 t
14 ton	12.700586 t
15 ton	13.607771 t
16 ton	14.514956 t
17 ton	15.422141 t
18 ton	16.329325 t
19 ton	17.23651 t
20 ton	18.143695 t
25 ton	22.679619 t
30 ton	27.215542 t
40 ton	36.28739 t
50 ton	45.359237 t
60 ton	54.431084 t
70 ton	63.502932 t
75 ton	68.038856 t
80 ton	72.574779 t
90 ton	81.646627 t
100 ton	90.718474 t
120 ton	108.862169 t
150 ton	136.077711 t
200 ton	181.436948 t
250 ton	226.796185 t
300 ton	272.155422 t
400 ton	362.873896 t
500 ton	453.59237 t
750 ton	680.388555 t
1,000 ton	907.18474 t
1,500 ton	1,360.78 t
2,000 ton	1,814.37 t
5,000 ton	4,535.92 t
10,000 ton	9,071.85 t

Questions

How many metric tons are in a US ton?

0.90718474 metric tons.

How do I convert US tons to metric tons in a spreadsheet?

Put the value in A1 and type =A1*0.90718474, then fill the formula down the column.

Are the values in the table exact?

They are calculated from the exact definitions of the units and rounded only for display. Open any row for the full working.