Kilometer per Liter (km/L)
Kilometres per litre is the fuel economy unit in India, Japan and much of Latin America. Higher is better: 20 km/L is a frugal small car.
Symbol: km/L
Quantity: fuel economy (distance per volume of fuel)
SI relation: km/L is the coherent SI unit of fuel economy.
Derivation: Distance in kilometres travelled on one litre of fuel.
Exact: yes, by definition
Typical uses
- Car mileage in India (kmpl), Japan and Brazil
- Motorcycle fuel economy
- Comparing with mpg and L/100 km
Convert kilometers per liter to other units
| Conversion | 1 km/L equals | Reverse |
|---|---|---|
| kilometer per liter to liter per 100 kilometers | 100 L/100 km | liter per 100 kilometers to kilometer per liter |
| kilometer per liter to mile per US gallon | 2.352145833 mpg | mile per US gallon to kilometer per liter |
| kilometer per liter to mile per imperial gallon | 2.824809363 mpg (UK) | mile per imperial gallon to kilometer per liter |
Open the Fuel Economy Converter to convert any value between all units.
Sources
- The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition (SI Brochure), Bureau International des Poids et Mesures , Table 4 (radian) and Table 8 (non-SI units accepted for use with the SI).
Last reviewed: . Factors are stored exactly and computed with 50-digit decimal arithmetic. See how we verify conversion factors.
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