Kilometer per liter (km/L)
Distance in kilometers driven on one liter of fuel. Higher is more economical.
What is a kilometer per liter?
- Symbol
- km/L
- Quantity
- Fuel Consumption
- Unit system
- metric
- Definition
- Distance in kilometers driven on one liter of fuel. Higher is more economical.
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- SI Brochure, 9th edition (BIPM, 2019)
Common applications
Used to state fuel economy in Japan, India and other countries that measure distance per amount of fuel.
Kilometer per liter in other fuel consumption units
- 1 km/L = 100 L/100 kmKilometer per liter to Liter per 100 kilometers converter
- 1 km/L ≈ 2.352145833 mpgKilometer per liter to Mile per gallon (US) converter
- 1 km/L ≈ 2.824809363 mpg (UK)Mile per gallon (imperial)
- 1 km/L ≈ 0.6213711922 mi/LMile per liter
- 1 km/L ≈ 42.51437074 gal/100 miGallon (US) per 100 miles
- 1 km/L = 1 L/kmLiter per kilometer
Kilometer per liter quick reference
| Kilometer per liter | Liter per 100 kilometers | Mile per gallon (US) | Mile per gallon (imperial) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 km/L | = 100 L/100 km | ≈ 2.352145833 mpg | ≈ 2.824809363 mpg (UK) |
| 10 km/L | = 10 L/100 km | ≈ 23.52145833 mpg | ≈ 28.24809363 mpg (UK) |
| 100 km/L | = 1 L/100 km | ≈ 235.2145833 mpg | ≈ 282.4809363 mpg (UK) |
| 1000 km/L | = 0.1 L/100 km | ≈ 2352.145833 mpg | ≈ 2824.809363 mpg (UK) |
Where the kilometer per liter fits
The next smaller fuel consumption unit is the mile per gallon (US) (mpg). 1 km/L ≈ 2.352145833 mpg, and 1 mpg ≈ 0.4251437074 km/L.
The next larger fuel consumption unit is the mile per liter (mi/L). 1 km/L ≈ 0.6213711922 mi/L, and 1 mi/L = 1.609344 km/L.
Frequently asked questions
- How many liters per 100 kilometers are in one kilometer per liter?
- One kilometer per liter = 100 L/100 km (liters per 100 kilometers).
- How many miles per gallon (US) are in one kilometer per liter?
- One kilometer per liter ≈ 2.352145833 mpg (miles per gallon (US)).
- How many miles per gallon (imperial) are in one kilometer per liter?
- One kilometer per liter ≈ 2.824809363 mpg (UK) (miles per gallon (imperial)).