Liters to Gallons Converter
Convert liters to gallons (US) instantly. 1 L = 0.264172 gal. Formula, table and why fuel-economy figures look so different abroad.
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Quick answer
One liter equals 0.264172 US gallons. Divide liters by 3.78541 to get gallons, so a 50-litre car fuel tank holds about 13.2 US gallons.
| Cubic metre (m³) | 0.001 |
| Litre (L) | 1 |
| Millilitre (mL) | 1000 |
| Cubic centimetre (cm³) | 1000 |
| Cubic inch (in³) | 61.02374409 |
| Cubic foot (ft³) | 0.03531466672 |
| Cubic yard (yd³) | 0.001307950619 |
| US gallon (gal) | 0.2641720524 |
| US quart (qt) | 1.056688209 |
| US pint (pt) | 2.113376419 |
| US cup (cup) | 4.226752838 |
| US fluid ounce (fl oz) | 33.81402256 |
| US tablespoon (tbsp) | 67.62804512 |
| US teaspoon (tsp) | 202.8841362 |
| Imperial gallon (gal (UK)) | 0.2199692483 |
| Imperial pint (pt (UK)) | 1.759753986 |
| Oil barrel (bbl) | 0.00628981077 |
| Board foot (lumber) (FBM) | 0.4237760035 |
| Thousand board feet (MBF) | 0.0004237760005 |
| Cord (firewood) (cord) | 0.000275895834 |
L to gal conversion table
| L | gal |
|---|---|
| 1 L | 0.2641720524 gal |
| 2 L | 0.5283441047 gal |
| 3 L | 0.7925161571 gal |
| 4 L | 1.056688209 gal |
| 5 L | 1.320860262 gal |
| 6 L | 1.585032314 gal |
| 7 L | 1.849204367 gal |
| 8 L | 2.113376419 gal |
| 9 L | 2.377548471 gal |
| 10 L | 2.641720524 gal |
| 20 L | 5.283441047 gal |
| 30 L | 7.925161571 gal |
| 40 L | 10.56688209 gal |
| 50 L | 13.20860262 gal |
| 60 L | 15.85032314 gal |
| 70 L | 18.49204367 gal |
| 80 L | 21.13376419 gal |
| 90 L | 23.77548471 gal |
| 100 L | 26.41720524 gal |
| 250 L | 66.04301309 gal |
| 500 L | 132.0860262 gal |
| 1000 L | 264.1720524 gal |
How to convert L to gal
This is the US gallon, not the imperial (UK) gallon. The two differ by about 20%, since a UK gallon is 4.546 litres against the US gallon's 3.785 litres. A UK car's fuel economy quoted in "miles per gallon" is therefore not directly comparable to a US mpg figure even before accounting for the km/mi difference; both units carry a hidden regional definition.
Fuel economy is reported in opposite conventions across the Atlantic: the US uses miles per gallon (bigger number is better), while most of the rest of the world uses litres per 100 km (smaller number is better). The two are inversely related, not simply unit-converted, which is why a "40 mpg" car and a "6 L/100km" car need a genuine formula, not just a factor, to compare directly.