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title: "How much does a jerry can weigh?"
description: "A jerry can weighs 4–22 kg (8.82–48.5 lb). How that compares to other things, and where the number comes from."
url: https://atoneplace.net/weight/jerry-can/
site: "At One Place"
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# How much does a jerry can weigh?

**Typical weight: 4–22 kg**

That is 8.82–48.5 lb.

A pressed-steel or plastic fuel container of 20 litres, designed in Germany in the 1930s and copied by everyone since.

> Full of petrol. The steel can alone is about 4.5 kg and 20 litres of petrol about 14.8 kg; full of water it is nearly 25 kg.

## How that compares

*Jerry can against things of a similar mass.*

- Boa constrictor: 10–45 kg
- North American beaver: 11–32 kg
- Barbell: 10–25 kg
- Pallet: 14–30 kg
- Olive baboon: 10–37 kg
- Oil drum: 9–25 kg
- Jerry can: 4–22 kg
- Sheet of plywood: 9–36 kg

## More about a jerry can

- [How much does a jerry can cost?](https://atoneplace.net/cost/jerry-can/) — 15–120 $

## Common questions

### How much does a jerry can weigh?

A jerry can weighs 4–22 kg (8.82–48.5 lb). Full of petrol. The steel can alone is about 4.5 kg and 20 litres of petrol about 14.8 kg; full of water it is nearly 25 kg.

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## Sources

- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place (/about/)