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Convert kilometers per liter to liters per 100 kilometers

Here you can quickly calculate how many liters per 100 kilometers fit in one kilometers per liter.

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  • 1 km/L = 100 L/100 km
  • 1 L/100 km = 100 km/L

Kilometers per liter to liters per 100 kilometers conversion table

Kilometers per liter Liters per 100 kilometers
1 100
2 50
5 20
10 10
20 5
50 2
100 1

Kilometers per liter to liters per 100 kilometers formula

To convert kilometers per liter to liters per 100 kilometers, divide 100 by the input value.

1 km/L = 100 L/100 km
Example: 1 Kilometers per liter = 100 Liters per 100 kilometers

Common fuel consumption conversion mistakes

  • Km/l and l/100 km are inverses of each other: the conversion is 100 divided by the value, in both directions. 5 l/100 km equals 20 km/l. Note that lower is better in l/100 km but higher is better in km/l, never compare the raw numbers directly.
  • Mpg is inverted relative to consumption, so improvements are not linear: going from 10 to 20 mpg halves fuel use, while 40 to 50 mpg cuts it by only a fifth. Convert to l/100 km when comparing savings, that scale is proportional to actual fuel burned.
  • Between the Scandinavian liters-per-mil and liters per 100 km lies a factor of 10: 0.8 l/mil is 8 l/100 km. Swedish car ads often quote l/mil while EU specs use l/100 km. Move the decimal point one step, not two.

Quick kilometers per liter and liters per 100 kilometers conversion quiz

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16.8 kilometers per liter equals 5.95 liters per 100 kilometers.

Correct answer: 16.8 kilometers per liter = 5.95 liters per 100 kilometers.

21.5 kilometers per liter equals 2.33 liters per 100 kilometers.

Correct answer: 21.5 kilometers per liter = 4.65 liters per 100 kilometers.

17 kilometers per liter equals 5.88 liters per 100 kilometers.

Correct answer: 17 kilometers per liter = 5.88 liters per 100 kilometers.

5.8 liters per 100 kilometers equals 17.2 kilometers per liter.

Correct answer: 5.8 liters per 100 kilometers = 17.2 kilometers per liter.

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