How do you convert liters to gallons?
Divide the volume in liters by 3.785 to get US gallons. A 50-liter tank therefore holds 13.2 US gallons, but only 11 imperial gallons: always check which gallon is meant.
liters = US gallons × 3.785
Common volumes
| 0.5 l (bottle) | 0.13 gal |
| 1 l | 0.26 gal |
| 2 l (soda bottle) | 0.53 gal |
| 5 l | 1.32 gal |
| 10 l | 2.64 gal |
| 20 l (jerrycan) | 5.28 gal |
| 50 l (fuel tank) | 13.21 gal |
| 60 l | 15.85 gal |
| 100 l | 26.42 gal |
| 200 l (drum) | 52.83 gal |
| 1,000 l (1 m³) | 264.17 gal |
Show every value
- 1 l = 0.2642 gal
- 2 l = 0.5283 gal
- 3 l = 0.7925 gal
- 4 l = 1.0567 gal
- 5 l = 1.3209 gal
- 6 l = 1.585 gal
- 7 l = 1.8492 gal
- 8 l = 2.1134 gal
- 9 l = 2.3775 gal
- 10 l = 2.6417 gal
- 11 l = 2.9059 gal
- 12 l = 3.1701 gal
- 13 l = 3.4342 gal
- 14 l = 3.6984 gal
- 15 l = 3.9626 gal
- 16 l = 4.2268 gal
- 17 l = 4.4909 gal
- 18 l = 4.7551 gal
- 19 l = 5.0193 gal
- 20 l = 5.2834 gal
- 21 l = 5.5476 gal
- 22 l = 5.8118 gal
- 23 l = 6.076 gal
- 24 l = 6.3401 gal
- 25 l = 6.6043 gal
- 26 l = 6.8685 gal
- 27 l = 7.1326 gal
- 28 l = 7.3968 gal
- 29 l = 7.661 gal
- 30 l = 7.9252 gal
- 31 l = 8.1893 gal
- 32 l = 8.4535 gal
- 33 l = 8.7177 gal
- 34 l = 8.9818 gal
- 35 l = 9.246 gal
- 36 l = 9.5102 gal
- 37 l = 9.7744 gal
- 38 l = 10.0385 gal
- 39 l = 10.3027 gal
- 40 l = 10.5669 gal
- 41 l = 10.8311 gal
- 42 l = 11.0952 gal
- 43 l = 11.3594 gal
- 44 l = 11.6236 gal
- 45 l = 11.8877 gal
- 46 l = 12.1519 gal
- 47 l = 12.4161 gal
- 48 l = 12.6803 gal
- 49 l = 12.9444 gal
- 50 l = 13.2086 gal
- 51 l = 13.4728 gal
- 52 l = 13.7369 gal
- 53 l = 14.0011 gal
- 54 l = 14.2653 gal
- 55 l = 14.5295 gal
- 56 l = 14.7936 gal
- 57 l = 15.0578 gal
- 58 l = 15.322 gal
- 59 l = 15.5862 gal
- 60 l = 15.8503 gal
- 61 l = 16.1145 gal
- 62 l = 16.3787 gal
- 63 l = 16.6428 gal
- 64 l = 16.907 gal
- 65 l = 17.1712 gal
- 66 l = 17.4354 gal
- 67 l = 17.6995 gal
- 68 l = 17.9637 gal
- 69 l = 18.2279 gal
- 70 l = 18.492 gal
- 71 l = 18.7562 gal
- 72 l = 19.0204 gal
- 73 l = 19.2846 gal
- 74 l = 19.5487 gal
- 75 l = 19.8129 gal
- 76 l = 20.0771 gal
- 77 l = 20.3412 gal
- 78 l = 20.6054 gal
- 79 l = 20.8696 gal
- 80 l = 21.1338 gal
- 81 l = 21.3979 gal
- 82 l = 21.6621 gal
- 83 l = 21.9263 gal
- 84 l = 22.1905 gal
- 85 l = 22.4546 gal
- 86 l = 22.7188 gal
- 87 l = 22.983 gal
- 88 l = 23.2471 gal
- 89 l = 23.5113 gal
- 90 l = 23.7755 gal
- 91 l = 24.0397 gal
- 92 l = 24.3038 gal
- 93 l = 24.568 gal
- 94 l = 24.8322 gal
- 95 l = 25.0963 gal
- 96 l = 25.3605 gal
- 97 l = 25.6247 gal
- 98 l = 25.8889 gal
- 99 l = 26.153 gal
- 100 l = 26.4172 gal
- 125 l = 33.0215 gal
- 150 l = 39.6258 gal
- 175 l = 46.2301 gal
- 200 l = 52.8344 gal
- 225 l = 59.4387 gal
- 250 l = 66.043 gal
- 275 l = 72.6473 gal
- 300 l = 79.2516 gal
- 325 l = 85.8559 gal
- 350 l = 92.4602 gal
- 375 l = 99.0645 gal
- 400 l = 105.6688 gal
- 425 l = 112.2731 gal
- 450 l = 118.8774 gal
- 475 l = 125.4817 gal
- 500 l = 132.086 gal
- 550 l = 145.2946 gal
- 600 l = 158.5032 gal
- 650 l = 171.7118 gal
- 700 l = 184.9204 gal
- 750 l = 198.129 gal
- 800 l = 211.3376 gal
- 850 l = 224.5462 gal
- 900 l = 237.7548 gal
- 950 l = 250.9634 gal
- 1,000 l = 264.1721 gal
- 1,500 l = 396.2581 gal
- 2,000 l = 528.3441 gal
- 2,500 l = 660.4301 gal
- 3,000 l = 792.5162 gal
- 3,500 l = 924.6022 gal
- 4,000 l = 1,056.6882 gal
- 4,500 l = 1,188.7742 gal
- 5,000 l = 1,320.8603 gal
- 5,500 l = 1,452.9463 gal
- 6,000 l = 1,585.0323 gal
- 6,500 l = 1,717.1183 gal
- 7,000 l = 1,849.2044 gal
- 7,500 l = 1,981.2904 gal
- 8,000 l = 2,113.3764 gal
- 8,500 l = 2,245.4624 gal
- 9,000 l = 2,377.5485 gal
- 9,500 l = 2,509.6345 gal
- 10,000 l = 2,641.7205 gal
1 US liquid gallon = 3.785411784 liters exactly. The imperial gallon (UK, Canada) is 4.54609 liters, about 20% larger: the two are not interchangeable. Methodology & sources.
Frequently asked questions
US gallon or imperial gallon?
The US gallon is 3.785 l, the British imperial gallon 4.546 l, roughly 20% larger. Fuel economy quoted in miles per gallon therefore looks better in the UK than in the US for identical performance.
How many liters in a tank rated in gallons?
Multiply by 3.785 for US gallons. A 15 US gallon tank holds 56.8 liters; the same figure in imperial gallons would be 68.2 liters.
How do I convert miles per gallon to liters per 100 km?
Divide 235.2 by the US mpg figure. So 30 mpg equals 7.8 l/100 km. For imperial mpg, use 282.5 as the constant instead.
Is there also a US dry gallon?
Yes. Alongside the 3.785 l liquid gallon, the United States keeps a dry gallon of 4.405 l, or 268.8025 cubic inches, used for fruit, grain and shellfish. It runs 16 % larger than the liquid gallon and underpins the bushel, which holds eight of them, or 35.24 l. A basket sold as a gallon of blueberries therefore holds 4.4 l, not 3.785 l.
How much does a gallon of water weigh?
A liter of water weighs 1 kg, so a US gallon weighs 3.79 kg, or 8.34 pounds. The imperial gallon comes to 4.55 kg, which is 10 pounds almost exactly, and that is no accident: the British act of 1824 defined that gallon as the volume of ten pounds of distilled water at 62 °F.