39 units · base unit J · M L² T⁻²

Energy & work converter

Energy spans 45 orders of magnitude here, from the electronvolt to the megaton. Every factor except the two CODATA atomic values is exact.

1000MJ
✓ Exact 1 GJ = 1000 MJ
1 GJ = 1000 MJ

Common energy & work conversions

All energy & work units

Each unit expressed in joules (J), the unit everything in this category converts through.

Unit Symbol System Value in J
Petajoule PJ metric 1000000000000000
Terajoule TJ metric 1000000000000
Gigajoule GJ metric 1000000000
Megajoule MJ metric 1000000
Kilojoule kJ metric 1000
Joule J SI 1
Millijoule mJ metric 0.001
Microjoule µJ metric 0.000001
Nanojoule nJ metric 0.000000001
Watt-hour Wh metric 3600
Kilowatt-hour kWh metric 3600000
Megawatt-hour MWh metric 3600000000
Gigawatt-hour GWh metric 3600000000000
Terawatt-hour TWh metric 3600000000000000
Calorie (thermochemical) cal metric 4.184
Kilocalorie kcal metric 4184
Calorie (IT) cal (IT) metric 4.1868
Kilocalorie (IT) kcal (IT) metric 4186.8
British thermal unit BTU imperial 1055.05585262
BTU (thermochemical) BTU (th) imperial 1054.35
Million BTU MMBTU us 1055055852.62
Therm (US) thm us 105480400
Therm (EC) thm (EC) other 105505600
Electronvolt eV atomic 0.0000000000000000001602176634
Kiloelectronvolt keV atomic 0.0000000000000001602176634
Megaelectronvolt MeV atomic 0.0000000000001602176634
Gigaelectronvolt GeV atomic 0.0000000001602176634
Teraelectronvolt TeV atomic 0.0000001602176634
Erg erg cgs 0.0000001
Foot-pound ft·lbf imperial 1.35581794833
Inch-pound in·lbf imperial 0.112984829028
Foot-poundal ft·pdl imperial 0.0421401100938
Horsepower-hour hp·h imperial 2684519.5377
Tonne of TNT t TNT other 4184000000
Kiloton of TNT kt TNT other 4184000000000
Megaton of TNT Mt TNT other 4184000000000000
Hartree Eₕ atomic 0.00000000000000000435974472221
Rydberg Ry atomic 0.0000000000000000021798723611
Quad quad us 1055055852620000000

About energy & work units

Convert joules, kilowatt-hours, calories, BTU, electronvolts, therms and tonnes of TNT.

Energy spans 45 orders of magnitude here, from the electronvolt to the megaton. Every factor except the two CODATA atomic values is exact.

Dimensional formula: M L² T⁻². Every conversion on this page goes through the joule, using exact fractions rather than decimal approximations. Read how that works →