How to convert kilometers per liter to US gallons per 100 miles
gal/100 mi = 42.51437074 ÷ km/LKilometers per liter and US gallons per 100 miles are inversely related: when one goes up the other goes down. Divide 42.51437074 by the value — do not multiply.
Worked examples
- 1 kilometer per liter42.51437074 ÷ 1 = 42.51437074 gal/100 mi
- 5 kilometers per liter42.51437074 ÷ 5 = 8.502874149 gal/100 mi
- 10 kilometers per liter42.51437074 ÷ 10 = 4.251437074 gal/100 mi
- 20 kilometers per liter42.51437074 ÷ 20 = 2.125718537 gal/100 mi
- 100 kilometers per liter42.51437074 ÷ 100 = 0.4251437074 gal/100 mi
Kilometers per liter to US gallons per 100 miles conversion table
Values are calculated by the conversion engine using the full formula and rounded to 8 significant figures.
| Kilometers per liter (km/L) | US gallons per 100 miles (gal/100 mi) |
|---|---|
| 10 km/L | 4.2514371 gal/100 mi |
| 12 km/L | 3.5428642 gal/100 mi |
| 15 km/L | 2.8342914 gal/100 mi |
| 18 km/L | 2.3619095 gal/100 mi |
| 20 km/L | 2.1257185 gal/100 mi |
| 22 km/L | 1.9324714 gal/100 mi |
| 25 km/L | 1.7005748 gal/100 mi |
| 28 km/L | 1.5183704 gal/100 mi |
| 30 km/L | 1.4171457 gal/100 mi |
| Kilometers per liter (km/L) | US gallons per 100 miles (gal/100 mi) |
|---|---|
| 32 km/L | 1.3285741 gal/100 mi |
| 35 km/L | 1.2146963 gal/100 mi |
| 40 km/L | 1.0628593 gal/100 mi |
| 45 km/L | 0.94476379 gal/100 mi |
| 50 km/L | 0.85028741 gal/100 mi |
| 55 km/L | 0.77298856 gal/100 mi |
| 60 km/L | 0.70857285 gal/100 mi |
| 70 km/L | 0.60734815 gal/100 mi |
| 100 km/L | 0.42514371 gal/100 mi |
About the units
Kilometer per liter (km/L)
Distance travelled per litre of fuel; common in India, Japan and Latin America.
US gallon per 100 miles (gal/100 mi)
Shown on US EPA fuel-economy labels alongside mpg. It is inversely related to kilometers per liter: km/L = 42.51437074 ÷ value.
Frequently asked questions
What is the formula to convert kilometers per liter to US gallons per 100 miles?
gal/100 mi = 42.51437074 ÷ km/L. Kilometers per liter and US gallons per 100 miles are inversely related: when one goes up the other goes down. Divide 42.51437074 by the value — do not multiply.
What is 5 kilometers per liter in US gallons per 100 miles?
5 km/L = 8.502874149 gal/100 mi.
Why is this not a simple multiplication?
One unit measures the quantity directly and the other measures its inverse, so a larger value in one means a smaller value in the other. That is why the formula divides a constant by your value.
Is this km/L to gal/100 mi converter accurate?
Yes. Both units are defined exactly in terms of SI units, so the conversion factor is exact; results are shown to 12 significant figures by default and you can change precision in the converter. Calculations run in your browser using the same tested engine that generated this page.
Convert kilometers per liter to other units
- Kilometers per liter to miles per gallon (US)
- Kilometers per liter to liters per 100 kilometers
- Kilometers per liter to miles per gallon (UK)