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English:

English (en): This nation has adopted the metric system by:

1800

1820

1840

1860

1880

1900

1920

1940

1960

1980

after 1980

Countries which have not adopted the metric system.

Deutsch:

Deutsch (de): Dieser Staat übernahm das metrische Einheitensystem vor:

1800

1820

1840

1860

1880

1900

1920

1940

1960

1980

nach 1980

Diese Nation hat das metrische System nicht übernommen.

Français :

français (fr): Cette nation a adopté le système métrique avant:

1800

1820

1840

1860

1880

1900

1920

1940

1960

1980

après 1980

Les États qui n'ont pas adopté le système métrique.

Italiano:

italiano (it): La nazione ha adottato il Sistema metrico decimale a partire dall'anno:

1800

1820

1840

1860

1880

1900

1920

1940

1960

1980

dopo il 1980

Questa nazione non ha adottato il sistema metrico decimale.

Nederlands:

Nederlands (nl): Dit land heeft het metrieke stelsel aangenomen per:

1800

1820

1840

1860

1880

1900

1920

1940

1960

1980

na 1980

Landen die het metrieke stelsel niet hebben aangenomen.

Polski:

polski (pl): Te państwa przyjęły system metryczny w:

1800

1820

1840

1860

1880

1900

1920

1940

1960

1980

po 1980

Kraje, które nie przyjęły systemu metrycznego.

Português:

português (pt): Esta nação adoptou o sistema métrico pelo ano:

1800

1820

1840

1860

1880

1900

1920

1940

1960

1980

depois 1980

Países que não adoptaram o sistema métrico.

Русский:

русский (ru): Государства, принявшие метрическую систему в:

1800 г.

1820 г.

1840 г.

1860 г.

1880 г.

1900 г.

1920 г.

1940 г.

1960 г.

1980 г.

после 1980

Государства, которые не приняли метрическую систему.

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16 July 2009 (original upload date)
28 January 2025

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Hector Vera, The Social Life of Measures Metrication in the United States and Mexico, 1789–2004, New School University, 2012
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Original: NuclearVacuum / New version: Carnby

Other versions

Metric system uptake for statutory purposes (SVG files)
English: By degree. Data from the English Wikipedia Metrication article, the Law of Weights and Measures of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Weights & Measures law of Guam and a June 2019 article by Katharina Buchholz on the Statista statistics portal.
English: By degree.
Data from Vera's PhD thesis on metrication in the United States and Mexico (2011).
English: By date (colorblind safe palette).
Data from Vera's PhD thesis on metrication in the United States and Mexico (2011).
English: By date.
Data from NIST (1975) and Vera's PhD thesis on metrication in the United States and Mexico (2011).
English: By system.
Data from Statistica, ANSI, en:Metric Conversion Act, en:Metrication in the United States.

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