GJ\text{GJ}

gigajoule

Energyexact by definition

The gigajoule is 10⁹ joules, exact by prefix. It is the billing unit for natural gas in Canada and much of Europe: one GJ is about 948,000 BTU, and a typical house burns 80 to 120 GJ a year on heating.

1 GJ\text{GJ} 1,000,000,000 J\text{J}

One gigajoule in every energy unit

6.24151e+27electron volt (eV)
2.29371e+26hartree (Eh)
6.24151e+24kiloelectron volt (keV)
6.24151e+21megaelectron volt (MeV)
6.24151e+18gigaelectron volt (GeV)
1.00000e+18nanojoule (nJ)
1.00000e+16erg (erg)
6.24151e+15teraelectron volt (TeV)
1.00000e+15microjoule (µJ)
1,000,000,000,000millijoule (mJ)
8,850,750,000inch-pound (in·lb)
1,000,000,000joule (J)
737,562,000foot-pound (ft⋅lb)
239,006,000calorie (cal)
238,846,000calorie (International Table) (cal IT)
1,000,000kilojoule (kJ)
948,451BTU (thermochemical) (BTU th)
947,817British thermal unit (BTU)
277,778watt-hour (Wh)
239,006kilocalorie (kcal)
1,000megajoule (MJ)
372.506horsepower-hour (hp·h)
277.778kilowatt-hour (kWh)
9.47817therm (therm)
1gigajoule (GJ)this unit
0.947817million BTU (MMBTU)
0.277778megawatt-hour (MWh)
0.239006ton of TNT (t TNT)
0.0238846tonne of oil equivalent (toe)
0.001terajoule (TJ)
0.000277778gigawatt-hour (GWh)
0.000239006kiloton of TNT (kt TNT)
0.000001petajoule (PJ)
2.77778e-07terawatt-hour (TWh)
2.39006e-07megaton of TNT (Mt TNT)
9.47817e-10quad (quad)