1 bar = 100 kPa (bar → kilopascal)
1 bar = 100 kPa
1 bar equals 100 kilopascals. To convert bars to kilopascals, multiply the bar value by 100. For quick reference: 1 bar = 100 kPa, 5 bar = 500 kPa, 10 bar = 1000 kPa, 100 bar = 10000 kPa.
Kilopascals = Bars × 100Bar to kilopascals multiplies by 100 — 1 bar = 100 000 Pa = 100 kPa exactly. A 2.2 bar tyre is 220 kPa; a 6 bar espresso machine runs at 600 kPa (though good shots pull at ~9 bar = 900 kPa). Both are metric pressure units: the bar is convenient for round figures, the kilopascal is the SI-consistent choice. Australian tyre placards use kPa, continental European gauges use bar — this clean ×100 conversion bridges them.
Start with your value in bars.
Multiply the bar value by 100. This is the exact conversion factor from bars to kilopascals.
The product is your value in kilopascals. For example, 5 bar × 100 = 500 kPa.
The exact factor from bars to kilopascals is 100.
Kilopascals = Bars × 100
Fifty common reference values, hand-picked for skim utility. Use the calculator above for any value not listed.
| Bars (bar) | Kilopascals (kPa) |
|---|---|
| 0.001 bar | 0.1 kPa |
| 0.01 bar | 1 kPa |
| 0.1 bar | 10 kPa |
| 0.5 bar | 50 kPa |
| 1 bar | 100 kPa |
| 1.5 bar | 150 kPa |
| 2 bar | 200 kPa |
| 2.5 bar | 250 kPa |
| 3 bar | 300 kPa |
| 4 bar | 400 kPa |
| 5 bar | 500 kPa |
| 6 bar | 600 kPa |
| 7 bar | 700 kPa |
| 8 bar | 800 kPa |
| 9 bar | 900 kPa |
| 10 bar | 1000 kPa |
| 14 bar | 1400 kPa |
| 15 bar | 1500 kPa |
| 20 bar | 2000 kPa |
| 25 bar | 2500 kPa |
| 30 bar | 3000 kPa |
| 32 bar | 3200 kPa |
| 35 bar | 3500 kPa |
| 40 bar | 4000 kPa |
| 50 bar | 5000 kPa |
| 60 bar | 6000 kPa |
| 75 bar | 7500 kPa |
| 80 bar | 8000 kPa |
| 100 bar | 10000 kPa |
| 101.325 bar | 10133 kPa |
| 150 bar | 15000 kPa |
| 200 bar | 20000 kPa |
| 250 bar | 25000 kPa |
| 300 bar | 30000 kPa |
| 400 bar | 40000 kPa |
| 500 bar | 50000 kPa |
| 760 bar | 76000 kPa |
| 1000 bar | 100000 kPa |
| 1013.25 bar | 101325 kPa |
| 2000 bar | 200000 kPa |
| 5000 bar | 500000 kPa |
| 10000 bar | 1000000 kPa |
| 14.7 bar | 1470 kPa |
| 50000 bar | 5000000 kPa |
| 100000 bar | 10000000 kPa |
| 101325 bar | 10132500 kPa |
| 200000 bar | 20000000 kPa |
| 500000 bar | 50000000 kPa |
| 1000000 bar | 100000000 kPa |
| 10000000 bar | 1000000000 kPa |
Standard atmospheric pressure is about 1.013 bar. A scuba tank is typically filled to 200 bar. In kilopascals, that gives you: 1 bar = 100 kPa, 10 bar = 1000 kPa, 100 bar = 10000 kPa.
The bar equals exactly 100,000 pascals — close to but not equal to standard atmospheric pressure (1 atm = 1.01325 bar). It is the working unit for compressed-air systems, pneumatic tools, dive computers, and weather pressure outside North America.
The kilopascal (kPa) equals exactly 1,000 pascals. It is the standard pressure unit in modern meteorology, engineering specs outside the US, and most non-US tire-pressure recommendations.