Miles per US gallon to liters per 100 kilometers
Type a value in miles per US gallon 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 miles per US gallon 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 = 235.2145833 ÷ mpg (US)
Divide 235.2145833 by the value in miles per US gallon, because the two units are reciprocal.
Example
To convert 25 mpg (US) to liters per 100 kilometers: 235.2145833 ÷ 25 = 9.40858 L/100 km.
Conversion table
| Miles per US gallon (mpg (US)) | Liters per 100 kilometers (L/100 km) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 235.215 |
| 2 | 117.607 |
| 3 | 78.4049 |
| 5 | 47.0429 |
| 10 | 23.5215 |
| 20 | 11.7607 |
| 25 | 9.40858 |
| 50 | 4.70429 |
| 100 | 2.35215 |
| 250 | 0.940858 |
| 500 | 0.470429 |
| 1,000 | 0.235215 |
About the units
- Mile per US gallon
- Miles traveled on one US gallon of 3.785411784 liters, the standard in the United States. One mile is exactly 1.609344 km.
- 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 mile per US gallon?
1 mpg (US) = 235.215 L/100 km exactly.
How do I convert miles per US gallon to liters per 100 kilometers?
Use L/100 km = 235.2145833 ÷ mpg (US). For example, 25 mpg (US) = 9.40858 L/100 km.
How many miles per US gallon are in one liter per 100 kilometers?
1 L/100 km = 235.215 mpg (US).
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.