Fuel Economy & Consumption Converter
MPG to L/100 km Converter (US Gallons)
Convert vehicle fuel efficiency between US Miles per Gallon and Liters per 100 Kilometers with exact reciprocal formulas.
Fuel Economy & Consumption
(MPG (US))
Example: 30 MPG (US)
(L/100 km)
e.g. 7.84049L/100 km
Standard: Standard Fuel Economy & Consumption unit
Enter any number above to convert Miles per Gallon (US) to Liters per 100 km. Click (i) for brief unit info.
Converting the other way?
Switch directly to the reverse calculator: L/100 km to MPG Converter (US Gallons)
How to Convert Miles per US Gallon to Liters per 100 Kilometers
Official Mathematical Formula
L/100 km = 235.214583 ÷ MPG (US)
Where the input value in MPG (US) is transformed using the exact standardized conversion factor to produce the output in L/100 km.
Practical Calculation Example
You can verify this calculation directly using our interactive tool above.
Quick Conversion Reference Table (MPG (US) → L/100 km)
Miles per US Gallon (MPG (US)) | Liters per 100 Kilometers (L/100 km) | Copy |
|---|---|---|
| 1 MPG (US) | 235.2146 L/100 km | |
| 2 MPG (US) | 117.6073 L/100 km | |
| 3 MPG (US) | 78.4049 L/100 km | |
| 5 MPG (US) | 47.0429 L/100 km | |
| 10 MPG (US) | 23.5215 L/100 km | |
| 15 MPG (US) | 15.681 L/100 km | |
| 20 MPG (US) | 11.7607 L/100 km | |
| 25 MPG (US) | 9.40858 L/100 km | |
| 50 MPG (US) | 4.70429 L/100 km | |
| 75 MPG (US) | 3.13619 L/100 km | |
| 100 MPG (US) | 2.35215 L/100 km | |
| 250 MPG (US) | 0.94086 L/100 km | |
| 500 MPG (US) | 0.47043 L/100 km | |
| 1000 MPG (US) | 0.23521 L/100 km |
Miles per US Gallon to Liters per 100 Kilometers FAQs
MPG is a distance-per-fuel metric (more distance on less gas is better), whereas L/100 km is a fuel-consumed-per-distance metric (less fuel consumed per 100 km is better).