1 liter = 0.26417205 gal
1 L = 0.264172 gal · type math like (12*4)+6.5
Liters to gallons comes up at the fuel pump, the aquarium store and in car specifications. Fuel prices, tank sizes and engine displacement are given in liters across most of the world, while American drivers and US product labels think in gallons.
Water usage is another common case. Showerheads in the EU are rated in liters per minute, while US fixtures are rated in gallons per minute. The US federal maximum of 2.5 gpm is 9.46 L/min, and WaterSense showerheads at 2.0 gpm use 7.57 L/min.
Engine sizes show the metric habit even in the US: a 5.0 L V8 has a displacement of 305 cubic inches, while a 2.0 L four-cylinder is 122 cubic inches.
Water tanks for camping and RVs come in both units. A 100 L tank holds 26.4 US gallons, enough for a few days of careful use.
Beer kegs in Europe are often 50 L, which is 13.2 US gallons.
A quick check: the US gallon figure should be roughly a quarter of the liter figure. 80 L should come out around 21 gallons (21.13 exactly). If you get about 17.6, you used imperial gallons, which is correct only for UK-style figures. Fuel receipts in Canada are in liters even though older drivers still talk about gallons, so this conversion is common there too.
gal = L × 0.2641720524
Reverse: 1 gal = 3.7854118 L.
How many US gallons fit in a 60 L fuel tank?
Answer: 60 L = 15.85 US gallons.
| L | gal |
|---|---|
| ¼ L | 0.066043013 gal |
| ½ L | 0.13208603 gal |
| ¾ L | 0.19812904 gal |
| 1 L | 0.26417205 gal |
| 2 L | 0.5283441 gal |
| 3 L | 0.79251616 gal |
| 4 L | 1.0566882 gal |
| 5 L | 1.3208603 gal |
| 6 L | 1.5850323 gal |
| 7 L | 1.8492044 gal |
| 8 L | 2.1133764 gal |
| 9 L | 2.3775485 gal |
| 10 L | 2.6417205 gal |
| 11 L | 2.9058926 gal |
| 12 L | 3.1700646 gal |
| 13 L | 3.4342367 gal |
| L | gal |
|---|---|
| 14 L | 3.6984087 gal |
| 15 L | 3.9625808 gal |
| 16 L | 4.2267528 gal |
| 17 L | 4.4909249 gal |
| 18 L | 4.7550969 gal |
| 19 L | 5.019269 gal |
| 20 L | 5.283441 gal |
| 25 L | 6.6043013 gal |
| 30 L | 7.9251616 gal |
| 40 L | 10.566882 gal |
| 50 L | 13.208603 gal |
| 75 L | 19.812904 gal |
| 100 L | 26.417205 gal |
| 250 L | 66.043013 gal |
| 500 L | 132.08603 gal |
| 1 000 L | 264.17205 gal |
A 60 L tank holds 15.85 US gallons.
A 200 L tank is 52.8 US gallons, often sold in the US as a 55 gallon tank.
Fuel at €1.80 per liter costs €6.81 per US gallon.
The imperial gallon used in the UK is 4.54609 L, about 20% bigger than the US gallon. 60 L is 15.85 US gallons but only 13.2 imperial gallons.
UK mpg figures use imperial gallons, so the same car shows a higher mpg in the UK than in the US.
Dividing by 4 instead of 3.785 understates gallons by about 5%.
A liter is one cubic decimeter, a cube 10 cm on each side, exactly 0.001 m³. It is accepted for use with the SI.
Origin. The liter was introduced in France in 1795 as the volume of a cubic decimeter. From 1901 to 1964 it was briefly defined by the mass of water, making it 28 parts per million too big, before returning to exactly 1 dm³.
Used today. Fuel, drinks, bottled water and fridge capacity across most countries.
The US liquid gallon is exactly 231 cubic inches, which equals 3.785411784 liters. It contains 4 quarts, 8 pints or 128 US fluid ounces.
Origin. The 231 cubic inch gallon was the English wine gallon of Queen Anne's reign (1707). The US kept it after independence, while Britain switched to the larger imperial gallon in 1824.
Used today. US fuel, milk, paint, water heaters and fuel economy figures in miles per gallon.
US gallons (3.785 L). For imperial gallons, divide liters by 4.546.
3.785 L.
264.2 US gallons, the size of a standard IBC tote.
Soft drink makers adopted the 2 L bottle in the 1970s, one of the few metric sizes Americans use daily.
Divide 235.21 by the L/100 km figure for US mpg. For example, 6 L/100 km is 39.2 mpg (US).