Convert pound to metric tonne
1 lb = 0.00045359237 t
sig figs
1 lb = 0.000454 t
1 lb in every mass unit
| unified atomic mass unit (dalton) | 2.73e+26 u |
| picogram | 454,000,000,000,000 pg |
| nanogram | 454,000,000,000 ng |
| microgram | 454,000,000 μg |
| milligram | 454,000 mg |
| centigram | 45,400 cg |
| grain | 7,000 gr |
| metric carat | 2,270 ct |
| gram | 454 g |
| pennyweight | 292 dwt |
| dram | 256 dr |
| ounce | 16 oz |
| troy ounce | 14.6 oz t |
| troy pound | 1.22 lb t |
| pound | 1 lb |
| kilogram | 0.454 kg |
| stone | 0.0714 st |
| slug | 0.0311 slug |
| US hundredweight | 0.01 cwt |
| UK long hundredweight | 0.00893 cwt (UK) |
| quintal | 0.00454 q |
| US short ton | 0.0005 ton |
| metric tonne | 0.000454 t |
| UK long ton | 0.000446 long ton |
| kilotonne | 4.54e-07 kt |
| megatonne | 4.54e-10 Mt |
| gigatonne | 4.54e-13 Gt |
| Earth mass | 7.60e-26 Mearth |
| solar mass | 2.28e-31 Msun |
Worth knowing
metric tonne: Three different tons are in circulation and they differ by up to 12 percent. The metric tonne is 1000 kg, the US short ton is 2000 lb (907.18474 kg), and the UK long ton is 2240 lb (1016.0469088 kg). Commodity prices, shipping quotes and emissions figures are frequently misconverted between them. Full definition →
How the conversion works
Multiply by 0.00045359237 to go from pound to metric tonne, or divide by it to go back. Every conversion on this site routes through the SI value (kg) rather than a table of pairwise factors, so a round-trip returns exactly what you started with.
Going the other way? metric tonne to pound: 1 t = 2,204.622622 lb.
pound to metric tonne: common values
| 1 lb | 0.00045359237 t |
| 2 lb | 0.00090718474 t |
| 3 lb | 0.0013607771 t |
| 5 lb | 0.0022679619 t |
| 10 lb | 0.0045359237 t |
| 15 lb | 0.0068038856 t |
| 20 lb | 0.0090718474 t |
| 25 lb | 0.011339809 t |
| 50 lb | 0.022679619 t |
| 75 lb | 0.034019428 t |
| 100 lb | 0.045359237 t |
| 250 lb | 0.11339809 t |
| 500 lb | 0.22679619 t |
| 1000 lb | 0.45359237 t |