Kilometers per liter to liters per 100 kilometers
Type a value in kilometers per liter to see it in liters per 100 kilometers straight away, or type in the second box to convert back.
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How to use it
- Type the value in the kilometers per liter box.
- Read the result in liters per 100 kilometers as you type, and pick the precision you need.
- Swap the direction to convert back, or copy the result.
How it is calculated
L/100 km = 100 ÷ km/L
Divide 100 by the value in kilometers per liter, because the two units are reciprocal.
Example
To convert 25 km/L to liters per 100 kilometers: 100 ÷ 25 = 4 L/100 km.
Conversion table
| Kilometers per liter (km/L) | Liters per 100 kilometers (L/100 km) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 100 |
| 2 | 50 |
| 3 | 33.3333 |
| 5 | 20 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 20 | 5 |
| 25 | 4 |
| 50 | 2 |
| 100 | 1 |
| 250 | 0.4 |
| 500 | 0.2 |
| 1,000 | 0.1 |
About the units
- Kilometer per liter
- The number of kilometers a vehicle travels on one liter of fuel. A higher number means better economy.
- Liter per 100 kilometers
- Liters of fuel used to travel 100 kilometers, so a lower number means better economy. It equals 100 divided by km/L.
Limits and caveats
- Results are rounded for display and computed with the browser's floating point precision (about 15 significant digits).
- Both unit factors are exact by their official definitions.
Questions about this tool
How many liters per 100 kilometers are in one kilometer per liter?
1 km/L = 100 L/100 km exactly.
How do I convert kilometers per liter to liters per 100 kilometers?
Use L/100 km = 100 ÷ km/L. For example, 25 km/L = 4 L/100 km.
How many kilometers per liter are in one liter per 100 kilometers?
1 L/100 km = 100 km/L.
Why is mpg to L/100 km not a simple multiplication?
The units are reciprocal: one is distance per fuel, the other fuel per distance. You divide about 235.215 by the US mpg value, so 30 mpg is about 7.84 L/100 km.
Why do US and UK mpg differ?
The imperial gallon is 4.54609 L and the US gallon is 3.785411784 L, so the same car shows about 20% more miles per gallon in UK figures.