Quintals to tonnes

1 quintal = 0.1 tonnes

Type a value in quintals (q) to get tonnes (t) straight away. A quintal is smaller than a tonne, so the number goes down. Both units belong to weight, measured here against the kilogram.

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1 q = 0.1 t

Formula

t = q × 0.1

One quintal is 0.1 tonnes, so multiply by that factor. You can also divide by 10, the number of quintals in one tonne. Here q is the value in quintals and t is the result in tonnes.

Worked example: 5 quintals × 0.1 = 0.5 tonnes.

Quintals to tonnes table

quintals (q)	tonnes (t)
1 q	0.1 t
2 q	0.2 t
3 q	0.3 t
4 q	0.4 t
5 q	0.5 t
6 q	0.6 t
7 q	0.7 t
8 q	0.8 t
9 q	0.9 t
10 q	1 t
15 q	1.5 t
20 q	2 t
25 q	2.5 t
30 q	3 t
40 q	4 t
50 q	5 t
60 q	6 t
75 q	7.5 t
100 q	10 t

Everyday quintals in tonnes

What it is	q	t
one quintal of wheat	1 q	0.1 t
five 50 kg bags	2.5 q	0.25 t
one tonne	10 q	1 t
a modest acre yield of rice	20 q	2 t
ten tonnes	100 q	10 t

Quick estimate in your head

Divide by 10^1: move the decimal point 1 place left.

Watch out for

In India a quintal is 100 kg. The old US hundredweight (45.4 kg) is sometimes also called a quintal.
A metric tonne is 1,000 kg. A US short ton is 907 kg and a UK long ton is 1,016 kg.

About the units

Quintal (q). 100 kg in India. Used for crop yields and mandi prices, such as MSP per quintal.

Tonne (t). The metric ton: 1,000 kg. Used for freight, cars and crops.

Going the other way, 1 tonne is 10 quintals.

Questions

How many tonnes are in 1 quintal?

1 quintal is 0.1 tonnes, and 1 tonne is 10 quintals.

How do I convert quintals to tonnes?

Use t = q × 0.1. For example, 5 quintals × 0.1 = 0.5 tonnes.

Is the quintal to tonne factor exact?

The factor comes from the unit definitions. Results here are rounded to 6 significant digits for display.

How much is ten tonnes in tonnes?

100 q is 10 t.

Source for the conversion factor: NIST SP 811, Appendix B (conversion factors).

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