How to convert liters per 100 km to kilometers per liter
To convert liters per 100 km (L/100 km) to kilometers per liter (km/L), divide 100 by the L/100 km figure.
km/L = 100 ÷ L/100 km
Example: 6 L/100 km = 16.66666667 km/L.
Liters per 100 Km to Kilometers per Liter conversion table
| Liters per 100 Km | Kilometers per Liter |
|---|---|
| 3 L/100 km | 33.333333 km/L |
| 4 L/100 km | 25 km/L |
| 5 L/100 km | 20 km/L |
| 6 L/100 km | 16.666667 km/L |
| 7 L/100 km | 14.285714 km/L |
| 8 L/100 km | 12.5 km/L |
| 10 L/100 km | 10 km/L |
| 12 L/100 km | 8.3333333 km/L |
| 15 L/100 km | 6.6666667 km/L |
| 20 L/100 km | 5 km/L |
| 25 L/100 km | 4 km/L |
| 30 L/100 km | 3.3333333 km/L |
| 35 L/100 km | 2.8571429 km/L |
| 40 L/100 km | 2.5 km/L |
| 50 L/100 km | 2 km/L |
| 60 L/100 km | 1.6666667 km/L |
Converting kilometers per liter back to liters per 100 km
Use the reverse formula. See the Kilometers per Liter to Liters per 100 Km converter, or press the swap button above.
About the units
Liter per 100 km (L/100 km)
Liters of fuel used to drive 100 kilometers. Lower is better.
Kilometer per liter (km/L)
A unit of fuel economy.
Fuel economy is either distance per volume (mpg, km/L), where higher is better, or volume per distance (L/100 km), where lower is better. Converting between the two families is an inversion, not a multiplication. US and UK mpg differ because their gallons differ.
Questions and answers
How do I convert liters per 100 km to kilometers per liter?
To convert liters per 100 km to kilometers per liter, divide 100 by the L/100 km figure. The formula is km/L = 100 ÷ L/100 km. For example, 6 L/100 km = 16.666667 km/L.
What is 6 L/100 km in km/L?
6 liters per 100 km is 16.66666667 kilometers per liter.
Why does L/100 km go down when mpg goes up?
mpg measures distance per fuel (higher is better) while L/100 km measures fuel per distance (lower is better). One is the reciprocal of the other, so the conversion divides rather than multiplies.
Does this L/100 km to km/L converter work offline?
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