EVERYDAY · ENGINEERING · SCIENCE

kJ to GJ Converter

Convert kilojoule (kJ) to gigajoule (GJ). Enter a value for an instant result, or use the examples and reverse conversion below.

520units ready to convert
ENERGY

Energy & work

Mechanical, electrical, thermal and particle energy.

kJ
GJ

Try a decimal, 1e-9, 1/3, or 5 1/2.

Result0.000001 GJ1 kJ = 0.000001 GJ
HOW IT IS CALCULATED

Convert through joule

Enter a kilojoule value to calculate gigajoule with full internal precision before display rounding.

Display PrecisionAuto · 6 significant digits

Auto trims unnecessary zeroes and uses scientific notation for extreme magnitudes. Use Digits to set the display precision; calculations retain full precision.

QUICK REFERENCE

All units in this quantity

UnitSymbolConverted value
ergfrom kJerg10000000000
microjoulefrom kJµJ1000000000
millijoulefrom kJmJ1000000
joulefrom kJJ1000
kilojoulefrom kJkJ1
megajoulefrom kJMJ0.001
gigajoulefrom kJGJ0.000001
watt-hourfrom kJWh0.277778
kilowatt-hourfrom kJkWh0.000277778
megawatt-hourfrom kJMWh0.000000277778
thermochemical caloriefrom kJcalₜₕ239.006
thermochemical kilocaloriefrom kJkcalₜₕ0.239006
International Table caloriefrom kJcalIT238.846
International Table British thermal unitfrom kJBtuIT0.947817
U.S. thermfrom kJtherm US0.00000948043
foot pound-forcefrom kJft·lbf737.562
electronvoltfrom kJeV6.24151e21
kiloelectronvoltfrom kJkeV6.24151e18
megaelectronvoltfrom kJMeV6.24151e15
gigaelectronvoltfrom kJGeV6241510000000
ton of TNTfrom kJt TNT0.000000239006

SI symbols follow international notation. U.S. and Imperial measures are labelled separately where their values differ.

kJ to GJ Conversion Reference

Kilojoule (kJ) and gigajoule (GJ) are units of energy & work. Use this page to convert in either direction.

Conversion Examples

Kilojoule to Gigajoule
Kilojoule (kJ)Gigajoule (GJ)
1 kJ0.000001 GJ
5 kJ0.000005 GJ
10 kJ0.00001 GJ
100 kJ0.0001 GJ

Examples are rounded to 6 significant digits. The interactive converter retains full calculation precision; change Display Precision to see more digits.

Reverse Conversion

GJ to kJ (gigajoule to kilojoule)

Related Energy & work Conversions

Browse All Unit Conversions