Liter per kilometer (L/km)
Liters of fuel used per kilometer. Used for trucks and buses.
What is a liter per kilometer?
- Symbol
- L/km
- Quantity
- Fuel Consumption
- Unit system
- metric
- Definition
- Liters of fuel used per kilometer. Used for trucks and buses.
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- SI Brochure, 9th edition (BIPM, 2019)
Common applications
Used for heavy vehicles such as trucks and buses, and in fleet fuel records.
Liter per kilometer in other fuel consumption units
- 1 L/km = 1 km/LKilometer per liter
- 1 L/km = 100 L/100 kmLiter per 100 kilometers
- 1 L/km ≈ 2.352145833 mpgMile per gallon (US)
- 1 L/km ≈ 2.824809363 mpg (UK)Mile per gallon (imperial)
- 1 L/km ≈ 0.6213711922 mi/LMile per liter
- 1 L/km ≈ 42.51437074 gal/100 miGallon (US) per 100 miles
Liter per kilometer quick reference
| Liter per kilometer | Liter per 100 kilometers | Mile per gallon (US) | Kilometer per liter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 L/km | = 100 L/100 km | ≈ 2.352145833 mpg | = 1 km/L |
| 10 L/km | = 1000 L/100 km | ≈ 0.2352145833 mpg | = 0.1 km/L |
| 100 L/km | = 10000 L/100 km | ≈ 0.02352145833 mpg | = 0.01 km/L |
| 1000 L/km | = 100000 L/100 km | ≈ 0.002352145833 mpg | = 0.001 km/L |
Where the liter per kilometer fits
The next smaller fuel consumption unit is the mile per gallon (US) (mpg). 1 L/km ≈ 2.352145833 mpg, and 1 mpg ≈ 2.352145833 L/km.
The next larger fuel consumption unit is the mile per liter (mi/L). 1 L/km ≈ 0.6213711922 mi/L, and 1 mi/L ≈ 0.6213711922 L/km.
Frequently asked questions
- How many liters per 100 kilometers are in one liter per kilometer?
- One liter per kilometer = 100 L/100 km (liters per 100 kilometers).
- How many miles per gallon (US) are in one liter per kilometer?
- One liter per kilometer ≈ 2.352145833 mpg (miles per gallon (US)).
- How many kilometers per liter are in one liter per kilometer?
- One liter per kilometer = 1 km/L (kilometers per liter).