How to convert ounces to pounds
Every ounce is 0.0625 pounds, so the conversion is a single multiplication:
Worked example: 25 oz → 25 × 0.0625 = 1.5625 lb.
Quick mental estimate: Divide by 16: 25 ÷ 16 ≈ 1.5625 lb (exact: 1.5625).
Ounces to pounds conversion table
| Ounces (oz) | Pounds (lb) |
|---|---|
| 1 oz | 0.0625 lb |
| 2 oz | 0.125 lb |
| 3 oz | 0.1875 lb |
| 5 oz | 0.3125 lb |
| 10 oz | 0.625 lb |
| 15 oz | 0.9375 lb |
| 20 oz | 1.25 lb |
| 25 oz | 1.5625 lb |
| 50 oz | 3.125 lb |
| 75 oz | 4.6875 lb |
| 100 oz | 6.25 lb |
| 200 oz | 12.5 lb |
| 250 oz | 15.625 lb |
| 500 oz | 31.25 lb |
| 1,000 oz | 62.5 lb |
Values rounded to four decimals. For a value that is not in the table, use the converter above — it accepts decimals and negative numbers.
When you need this conversion
- Cooking from a foreign recipe, where ingredient weights are given in the author’s local unit.
- Shipping and luggage: carriers publish limits in kilograms in most of the world and in pounds in the United States, and going over costs money.
- Health and fitness tracking, where body weight and equipment loads are quoted in whichever unit the app or gym was set up with.
Getting it right
The ounce (weight, 28.35 g) and the fluid ounce (volume, about 29.6 mL in the US) are different units. A recipe asking for 8 oz of flour and one asking for 8 fl oz of milk are not measuring the same kind of quantity.
Sanity-check the direction of the result before you use it. One ounce is 0.0625 pounds, so converting ounces to pounds should make the number smaller. If it moved the other way, the conversion was applied backwards — the reverse converter is one click away.
About the units
Ounce (oz)
The ounce is one sixteenth of a pound, or about 28.35 grams. Food portions, postage and cosmetics are measured in ounces in the US (the fluid ounce, a volume unit, is a different thing).
Pound (lb)
The pound is the everyday weight unit of the United States, fixed at exactly 0.45359237 kilograms in 1959. It is divided into 16 ounces.
Frequently asked questions
How many pounds are in 1 ounce?
1 ounce equals 0.0625 pounds. To convert any value, multiply the number of ounces by 0.0625.
How do I convert ounces to pounds in my head?
Divide by 16: 25 ÷ 16 ≈ 1.5625 lb (exact: 1.5625).
Is the oz to lb conversion exact?
1 pound is exactly 16 ounces, so 0.0625 (1 ÷ 16) is exact.
How do I convert ounces to pounds in Excel or Google Sheets?
Put the value in A1 and use =A1*0.0625. Both Excel and Google Sheets also have a built-in function, =CONVERT(A1,"ozm","lbm"), which avoids typing the factor by hand.
How many decimal places should I keep?
For everyday use two decimals are plenty. Keep four if the result feeds another calculation, and round only at the very end — rounding intermediate steps is the most common reason a result comes out slightly wrong.