Energy Converter

Instantly convert energy between joules, kilojoules, kWh, calories, BTUs, therms, electronvolts and more.

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SI

Microjoule (µJ)
3.6e12
Millijoule (mJ)
3,600,000,000
Joule (J)
3,600,000

1 J = 1 N·m = 1 W·s in the context of energy and work

Kilojoule (kJ)
3,600
Megajoule (MJ)
3.6
Gigajoule (GJ)
0.0036

Electrical energy

Milliwatt-hour (mWh)
1,000,000

1 mWh = 3.6 J

Watt-hour (Wh)
1,000

1 Wh = 3,600 J

Kilowatt-hour (kWh)
Input
1

1 kWh = 3,600,000 J = 3.6 MJ

Megawatt-hour (MWh)
0.001

1 MWh = 3.6 GJ

Calories and food energy

Thermochemical Calorie (cal(th))
860,421

Thermochemical calorie: 1 cal(th) = 4.184 J

Thermochemical Kilocalorie (kcal(th))
860.421

1 kcal(th) = 1000 cal(th) = 4184 J

International Table Calorie (cal(IT))
859,845

International Table calorie: 1 cal(IT) = 4.1868 J

Food Kilocalorie (kcal(IT))
859.845

Food labels using 1 Cal correspond here to 1 kcal(IT) = 4186.8 J

BTU and therm

British Thermal Unit (International Table) (BTU(IT))
3,412.14

British thermal unit, International Table: 1 BTU(IT) = 1055.05585262 J

Thermochemical British Thermal Unit (BTU(th))
3,414.43

Thermochemical British thermal unit: 1 BTU(th) = 1054.35026444 J

US Therm (therm(US))
0.0341214

1 therm(US) = 100,000 BTU(IT)

Mechanical and CGS units

Erg (erg)
3.6e13

1 erg = 10^-7 J

Foot-pound Force (ft·lbf)
2,655,220

Derived from the international pound, foot, and g₀

Inch-pound Force (in·lbf)
31,862,700

1 in·lbf = 1/12 ft·lbf

Particle energy

Electronvolt (eV)
2.24694e25

1 eV = 1.602176634 × 10^-19 J

Kiloelectronvolt (keV)
2.24694e22

1 keV = 1000 eV

Megaelectronvolt (MeV)
2.24694e19

1 MeV = 10^6 eV

Gigaelectronvolt (GeV)
2.24694e16

1 GeV = 10^9 eV

Energy equivalents

Ton of TNT Equivalent (t TNT)
0.000860421

Conventional TNT equivalent: 1 t TNT = 4.184 GJ

Tonne of Oil Equivalent (toe)
0.0000859845

Conventional oil equivalent: 1 toe = 41.868 GJ

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