Fuel Consumption converter
Fuel economy comes in two opposite flavours: distance per fuel (mpg, km/L, higher is better) and fuel per distance (L/100 km, lower is better).
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tap to loadOne liter per 100 km in every fuel consumption unit
9 rows| Unit | Symbol | 1 L/100km equals |
|---|---|---|
| Kilometer per liter | km/L | 100 |
| Meter per liter | m/L | 100,000 |
| Mile per gallon (US) | mpg | 235.2145833 |
| Mile per gallon (UK) | mpg uk | 282.4809363 |
| Mile per liter | mi/L | 62.13711922 |
| Kilometer per gallon (US) | km/gal | 378.5411784 |
| Nautical mile per liter | nmi/L | 53.99568035 |
| Gallon (US) per 100 miles | gal/100mi | 0.4251437074 |
| Liter per kilometer | L/km | 0.01 |
How the liter per 100 km to mile per gallon (us) conversion works
This converter handles the inversion for you.
Fuel Consumption pairs an amount with a distance, and the two families are reciprocals of each other, so converting means dividing rather than multiplying. One useful anchor: 1 L/100km works out at 235.2145833 mpg.
Questions
How many mile per gallon (us) are in one liter per 100 km?
One liter per 100 km equals 235.2145833 mile per gallon (us).
Which units does this fuel consumption converter cover?
10 units in total, all referenced to the kilometer per liter. They include kilometer per liter, meter per liter, mile per gallon (us), mile per gallon (uk), mile per liter, kilometer per gallon (us) and more. Pick any pair from the two dropdown lists.
How precise are the results?
Every conversion is computed in your browser at double precision from the factors listed on this page, which follow the SI definitions and the exact international agreements for imperial and US customary units. Use the Decimals control to round the display without changing the underlying value.
Does anything I type leave my device?
No. The converter is plain JavaScript running locally, with no server round-trip, and the page keeps working offline once loaded.