Millilitres to Teaspoons
1 millilitre = 0.2 teaspoons
A teaspoon is 5 ml everywhere, which makes millilitres-to-teaspoons the most consistent small-volume conversion there is: just divide by 5. It's the go-to for medicine-sized amounts of extracts, colourings and leavening — 5 ml is 1 teaspoon, 10 ml is 2, and 15 ml is 3 (one tablespoon). Unlike cups and tablespoons, the 5 ml teaspoon is standard across the US, UK and Australia.
Millilitres to Teaspoons table
| Millilitres | Teaspoons |
|---|---|
| 0.25 millilitres | 0.05 teaspoons |
| 0.5 millilitres | 0.1 teaspoons |
| 1 millilitre | 0.2 teaspoons |
| 2 millilitres | 0.4 teaspoons |
| 3 millilitres | 0.6 teaspoons |
| 4 millilitres | 0.8 teaspoons |
| 5 millilitres | 1 teaspoons |
| 6 millilitres | 1.2 teaspoons |
| 8 millilitres | 1.6 teaspoons |
| 10 millilitres | 2 teaspoons |
| 12 millilitres | 2.4 teaspoons |
| 14 millilitres | 2.8 teaspoons |
| 16 millilitres | 3.2 teaspoons |
| 18 millilitres | 3.6 teaspoons |
| 20 millilitres | 4 teaspoons |
| 24 millilitres | 4.8 teaspoons |
| 32 millilitres | 6.4 teaspoons |
How to convert millilitres to teaspoons
To convert millilitres to teaspoons, multiply by 0.2. This is a volume conversion, so it applies to any liquid or dry ingredient measured by volume, water, oil, milk, flour, and more.
Common conversions: 2 millilitres = 0.4 teaspoons · 4 millilitres = 0.8 teaspoons · 8 millilitres = 1.6 teaspoons · 16 millilitres = 3.2 teaspoons.
Tip: A rounded 'teaspoon' from your cutlery drawer is not a measuring teaspoon and can hold nearly double 5 ml — use a proper measuring spoon for anything that matters, like baking soda.
For ingredient-specific weight conversions (like cups to grams of flour or rice), see our ingredient converters.
Millilitres to Teaspoons: frequently asked
How many teaspoons is 10 ml?
10 ml is 2 teaspoons.