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Convert liters per 100 kilometers to kilometers per liter

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

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

Liters per 100 kilometers to kilometers per liter conversion table

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

Formula to convert liters per 100 kilometers to kilometers per liter

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

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

Common mistakes in fuel consumption conversion

  • 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.
  • 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.

Quick liters per 100 kilometers to/from kilometers per liter conversion quiz

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8 kilometers per liter equals 12.5 liters per 100 kilometers.

Correct answer: 8 kilometers per liter = 12.5 liters per 100 kilometers.

18.3 liters per 100 kilometers equals 5.46 kilometers per liter.

Correct answer: 18.3 liters per 100 kilometers = 5.46 kilometers per liter.

67 kilometers per liter equals 1.49 liters per 100 kilometers.

Correct answer: 67 kilometers per liter = 1.49 liters per 100 kilometers.

128 liters per 100 kilometers equals 0.781 kilometers per liter.

Correct answer: 128 liters per 100 kilometers = 0.781 kilometers per liter.

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