About the Cubic Yards to Cubic Feet Converter
This cubic yards to cubic feet converter multiplies yards by 27 to give cubic feet, or divides cubic feet by 27 to give cubic yards. It also shows the same volume in cubic meters, liters and cubic inches, so you can compare a supplier's quote with a bag label or a metric spec.
Bulk landscaping and building materials — ready-mix concrete, mulch, topsoil, gravel and sand — are usually sold by the cubic yard, while bags, wheelbarrows, truck beds and many project plans are measured in cubic feet. Use this tool to translate between them before you order.
A cubic yard is a cube 3 ft on each side, so it contains 3 × 3 × 3 = 27 cubic feet. When ordering loose material, add a little extra (often 5–10%) for settling, compaction and uneven ground.
How to use the cubic yards to cubic feet converter
- 1Enter the volume.
- 2Choose cubic yards → cubic feet or cubic feet → cubic yards.
- 3Read the converted volume, plus cubic meters and liters.
- 4Round your order up slightly to allow for settling and waste.
Formula and method
A yard is 3 feet, so a cubic yard is 3 ft × 3 ft × 3 ft = 27 cubic feet, and a cubic foot is 12 × 12 × 12 = 1,728 cubic inches. Multiply cubic yards by 27 to get cubic feet, or divide cubic feet by 27 to get cubic yards.
With the international yard defined as exactly 0.9144 m, one cubic yard is 0.9144³ = 0.764554857984 m³, or about 764.6 liters. Bag counts in the notes are rough guides using 2 cu ft mulch bags and about 0.6 cu ft of mixed concrete per 80 lb bag.
- yd³
- Cubic yards
- ft³
- Cubic feet
- m³
- Cubic meters
Worked examples
3 cubic yards of mulch
3 × 27 = 81 cubic feet — about 41 two-cubic-foot bags — or 3 × 0.7646 = 2.29 m³.
100 cubic feet of fill to yards
100 ÷ 27 = 3.70 cubic yards, which is 2.83 m³. A supplier would usually round this up to 4 yards.
10 cubic yards of concrete
10 × 27 = 270 cubic feet, or 10 × 0.764555 = 7.65 m³ (7,646 liters).
Frequently asked questions
How many cubic feet are in a cubic yard?+
There are exactly 27 cubic feet in one cubic yard, because a cubic yard measures 3 ft × 3 ft × 3 ft.
How do I convert cubic feet to cubic yards?+
Divide cubic feet by 27. For example, 54 cubic feet ÷ 27 = 2 cubic yards, and 100 cubic feet is about 3.7 cubic yards.
How many cubic meters is a cubic yard?+
One cubic yard is 0.7646 cubic meters (764.6 liters). One cubic meter is about 1.308 cubic yards or 35.31 cubic feet.
How many 2 cu ft bags of mulch make a yard?+
It takes 13.5 bags of 2 cubic feet to make one cubic yard (27 ÷ 2), so plan on 14 bags per yard.
How much area does a cubic yard cover?+
One cubic yard spread 3 inches deep covers about 108 square feet, and at 2 inches deep about 162 square feet (324 sq ft ÷ depth in inches).