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How tall is a soda can?

Soda can · Standard 12 US fl oz (355 mL) aluminum can

Height
12.22 cm 4.812 in
Body diameter
6.6 cm 2.6 in
Fill volume
355 mL 12 US fl oz
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Golf ball, Baseball, Soda can, Human drawn to the same scaleGolf ball: diameter at least 4.27 cm. Baseball: circumference 22.9–23.5 cm. Soda can: height 12.22 cm. Human: height 1.61–1.75 m.Golf ball: at least 4.27 cmBaseball: 22.9–23.5 cmSoda can: 12.22 cmHuman: 1.61–1.75 mHuman1.61–1.75 mSoda can12.22 cmBaseball22.9–23.5 cmGolf ballat least 4.27 cm
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Dimensions

MeasurementMetricImperialNotesSource
Height 12.22 cm 4.812 in Flanged can height (122.22 mm), tolerance +/- 0.015 in, measured on the open can body before the lid is seamed on [1]
Body diameter 6.6 cm 2.6 in Body outside diameter 2.600 in (66.04 mm), tolerance +/- 0.008 in [1]
Fill volume 355 mL 12 US fl oz 12.00 US fl oz (355.00 mL) fill volume, not the total internal volume [1]

About the soda can

The standard North American drink can holds 12 US fluid ounces (355 mL), with a separate, narrower lid. Can maker Ball Corporation's industry-standard drawing gives the aluminum body a 2.600 in (66.04 mm) outside diameter and a height of 4.812 in (122.22 mm). The top narrows to a smaller neck so that a smaller lid can be used.

  • Ball's standard 12 oz can is designated 202/211 x 413: a 211 body diameter, a 413 height and a necked-in 202 lid. [1]
  • The neck at the top of the can has a plug diameter of 2.063 in (52.40 mm), narrower than the 2.600 in body. [1]

How many fit?

  • ≈ 14 × Soda can · height lined up end to end match the Human · height
  • ≈ 2.4 × AA battery · overall height lined up end to end match the Soda can · height
  • ≈ 44 × AA battery · volume packed inside, by volume fill Soda can · fill volume

Counts divide one sourced figure by another. "End to end" uses each object's main measurement; weight and volume rows appear only when both figures are sourced.

How it compares

  • 2.4× A soda can is about 2.4 times as tall as an AA battery. See side by side
  • 1.4× A soda can is about 1.4 times as tall as a credit card is wide. See side by side
  • 1/1.2 A smartphone is about 1.2 times as tall as a soda can. See side by side
  • 1/5.6 A soccer ball is about 5.6 times as around as a soda can is tall. See side by side
  • 1/2.4 A sheet of A4 paper is about 2.4 times as tall as a soda can. See side by side
  • 1/14 An average adult is about 14 times as tall as a soda can. See side by side

Factors compare the height of a soda can with each object’s own main measurement (height for a human). Where a size varies, the factor is given as a range.

Notes on these figures

  • Ball's height is for the open, flanged can body before the lid is seamed on; no primary source was found for the height of a sealed can, which differs slightly.
  • No can-maker source for the weight of an empty or full can was found, so mass is left out.
  • The Ball drawing is hosted on a distributor's site (CanSource), not on ball.com.

Sources

  1. Ball Corporation (Metal Beverage Container Operations), hosted by CanSource, Product standard CS-A0934: 12 oz 202/211 x 413 necked and flanged can, industry standard manufacturing specifications. Accessed 25 September 2026.

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