Fuel Consumption Calculator

Calculate fuel consumption and economy in three common formats.

About the Fuel Consumption Calculator

This calculator normalizes measured trip distance and fuel quantity into metric and US fuel-economy formats.

How to use it

  1. Enter measured distance and choose kilometers or miles.
  2. Enter fuel used and choose liters or US gallons.
  3. Calculate L/100 km, km/L and MPG.

Conversion logic

The inputs are first converted to kilometers and liters. L/100 km measures fuel per distance, while km/L and MPG measure distance per fuel quantity.

Example

Traveling 500 km with 37.5 liters equals 7.5 L/100 km, 13.33 km/L and about 31.36 US MPG.

Notes

Use fuel actually consumed over the same measured distance. Displayed values are arithmetic estimates and not vehicle performance guarantees.