# Liters To Gallons | How Many Gallons In A Liter?

Mar 17, 2023 7:42 AM

Calculatorful's liters to gallons conversion allows converting liters to gallons and provides you answers to the questions such as how many gallons in a liter? How to convert a liter to a gallon? Let's do the conversion and find all useful infos in our article.

## Where does liter come from?

The liter was defined as one cubic decimetre when it was established in France in 1795 as one of the new "republican units of measurement." Because the gramme was established in 1795 as one cubic centimeter of water at melting ice temperature, one liter of liquid water weighs nearly precisely one kilogramme. The initial decimetre length was 44.344 lignes, which was reduced to 44.3296 lignes in 1798. This gave the first liter 1.000974 cubic decimetres. The kilogramme was built in opposition to the liter.

## Where is the gallon from?

The name stems most directly from galun, galon in Old Norman French, although it was also used in other languages, such as jale in Old French and gęllet (bowl) in Old English. This implies a shared root in Romance Latin, although the word's final derivation is uncertain.

In England, the gallon was the foundation of systems for measuring wine and beer. The gallon sizes employed in these two systems differed: the first was based on the wine gallon (equivalent to the US gallon), and the second on either the ale gallon or the bigger imperial gallon.

## How many gallons in a liter?

There are approximately 0.2642 gallons in a liter. Therefore, when converting from liters to gallons we take the value in liters and multiply it with 0.2642.

## Relationship of liters (l) to gallons (gal)

Both the liter and the gallon are units of volume used to measure liquids including water, milk, beer, wine, and fuel; nevertheless, the two units are used in various nations and are part of separate measurement systems. Because of this, liters and gallons are frequently converted between one another. Following is a description of the relationship between liters and gallons:

1 liter  = 0.264172 gallon

Or

1 l = 0.264172 gal.

## Differences between liters (l) and gallons (gal)

Both liters and gallons measure liquid, and of course, there exist similarities and differences which can be summarized in the below table.

Criteria

Liters (l)

Gallons (gal)

Definition

The liter is a unit of volume in the metric system equal to 1 cubic decimeter, 1,000 cubic centimeters, or 0.001 cubic meter.

A gallon is a measurement unit of volume used in the US customary system and the British imperial system equal to 4 quarts, 8 pints, 3.79 - 4.55 liters.

Abbreviation

l

gal

Use

Commonly used in most countries in the world where the metric system is adopted to measure the volume of liquid products such as water, milk, wine, petrol (gasoline), and oil.

Commonly used to measure the volume of liquid products, especially fuels for vehicles in the USA

Value

1 l   = 1 cubic decimeter

= 1000 cubic centimeters

= 0.001 cubic meter

= 1.056688 US qt

= 0.264172 US liquid gal

1 imperial gallon = 4.54609 liters

1 U.S. liquid gallon = 3.785411784 liters

1 U.S. dry gallon = 4.40488377086 liters.

## How to convert from liters to gallons

To convert liters to gallons, you can follow these 3 steps:

1. Take the value in liters

2. Multiply it with 0.2642

3. Change the unit from liters to gallons

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Let’s try out the formula by converting 20 liters to gallons.

Apply the previous formula, we have:

Gallons            = 20 x 0.264172

= 5.28344 gal

The answer is that 20 liters equals 5.28344 gallons.

### Example 1: Converting 4 liters to gallons

Applying the liters to gallons conversion formula, gallons = liters x 0.264172, the solution is:

Gallon               = 4 x 0.264172

= 1.056688 gal

Answer: 4 liters equals 1.056688 gallons.

### Example 2: Converting 10 liters to gallons

Applying the liters to gallons conversion formula, gallons = liters x 0.264172, the solution is:

Gallon             = 10 x 0.264172

= 2.64172 gal

Answer: 10 liters equals 2.64172 gallons.

### Example 3: Converting 3.7 liters to gallons

Applying the liters to gallons conversion formula, gallons = liters x 0.264172, the solution is:

Gallon               = 3.7 x 0.264172

= 0.9774364 gal

Answer: 3.7 liters equals 0.9774364 gallons.

## Liters to Gallons conversion table

The following table shows some common conversions from liters to gallons

 Liters (l) ≈Gallons (gal) Liters (l) to ≈Gallons (gal) 10 liters 2.6 gallons 10 liters is equal to 2.6 gallons 20 liters 5.3 gallons 20 liters is equal to 5.3 gallons 30 liters 7.9 gallons 30 liters is equal to 7.9 gallons 40 liters 10.6 gallons 40 liters is equal to 10.6 gallons 50 liters 13.2 gallons 50 liters is equal to 13.2 gallons 60 liters 15.9 gallons 60 liters is equal to 15.9 gallons 70 liters 18.5 gallons 70 liters is equal to 18.5 gallons 80 liters 21.1 gallons 80 liters is equal to 21.1 gallons 90 liters 23.8 gallons 90 liters is equal to 23.8 gallons 100 liters 26.4 gallons 100 liters is equal to 26.4 gallons 110 liters 29.1 gallons 110 liters is equal to 29.1 gallons 120 liters 31.7 gallons 120 liters is equal to 31.7 gallons 130 liters 34.3 gallons 130 liters is equal to 34.3 gallons 140 liters 37 gallons 140 liters is equal to 37 gallons 150 liters 39.6 gallons 150 liters is equal to 39.6 gallons 160 liters 42.3 gallons 160 liters is equal to 42.3 gallons 170 liters 44.9 gallons 170 liters is equal to 44.9 gallons 180 liters 47.6 gallons 180 liters is equal to 47.6 gallons 190 liters 50.2 gallons 190 liters is equal to 50.2 gallons 200 liters 52.8 gallons 200 liters is equal to 52.8 gallons 210 liters 55.5 gallons 210 liters is equal to 55.5 gallons 220 liters 58.1 gallons 220 liters is equal to 58.1 gallons 230 liters 60.8 gallons 230 liters is equal to 60.8 gallons 240 liters 63.4 gallons 240 liters is equal to 63.4 gallons 250 liters 66 gallons 250 liters is equal to 66 gallons 260 liters 68.7 gallons 260 liters is equal to 68.7 gallons 270 liters 71.3 gallons 270 liters is equal to 71.3 gallons 280 liters 74 gallons 280 liters is equal to 74 gallons 290 liters 76.6 gallons 290 liters is equal to 76.6 gallons 300 liters 79.3 gallons 300 liters is equal to 79.3 gallons 310 liters 81.9 gallons 310 liters is equal to 81.9 gallons 320 liters 84.5 gallons 320 liters is equal to 84.5 gallons 330 liters 87.2 gallons 330 liters is equal to 87.2 gallons 340 liters 89.8 gallons 340 liters is equal to 89.8 gallons 350 liters 92.5 gallons 350 liters is equal to 92.5 gallons 360 liters 95.1 gallons 360 liters is equal to 95.1 gallons 370 liters 97.7 gallons 370 liters is equal to 97.7 gallons 380 liters 100.4 gallons 380 liters is equal to 100.4 gallons 390 liters 103 gallons 390 liters is equal to 103 gallons 400 liters 105.7 gallons 400 liters is equal to 105.7 gallons 410 liters 108.3 gallons 410 liters is equal to 108.3 gallons 420 liters 111 gallons 420 liters is equal to 111 gallons 430 liters 113.6 gallons 430 liters is equal to 113.6 gallons 440 liters 116.2 gallons 440 liters is equal to 116.2 gallons 450 liters 118.9 gallons 450 liters is equal to 118.9 gallons 460 liters 121.5 gallons 460 liters is equal to 121.5 gallons 470 liters 124.2 gallons 470 liters is equal to 124.2 gallons 480 liters 126.8 gallons 480 liters is equal to 126.8 gallons 490 liters 129.4 gallons 490 liters is equal to 129.4 gallons 500 liters 132.1 gallons 500 liters is equal to 132.1 gallons 510 liters 134.7 gallons 510 liters is equal to 134.7 gallons 520 liters 137.4 gallons 520 liters is equal to 137.4 gallons 530 liters 140 gallons 530 liters is equal to 140 gallons 540 liters 142.7 gallons 540 liters is equal to 142.7 gallons 550 liters 145.3 gallons 550 liters is equal to 145.3 gallons 560 liters 147.9 gallons 560 liters is equal to 147.9 gallons 570 liters 150.6 gallons 570 liters is equal to 150.6 gallons 580 liters 153.2 gallons 580 liters is equal to 153.2 gallons 590 liters 155.9 gallons 590 liters is equal to 155.9 gallons 600 liters 158.5 gallons 600 liters is equal to 158.5 gallons 610 liters 161.1 gallons 610 liters is equal to 161.1 gallons 620 liters 163.8 gallons 620 liters is equal to 163.8 gallons 630 liters 166.4 gallons 630 liters is equal to 166.4 gallons 640 liters 169.1 gallons 640 liters is equal to 169.1 gallons 650 liters 171.7 gallons 650 liters is equal to 171.7 gallons 660 liters 174.4 gallons 660 liters is equal to 174.4 gallons 670 liters 177 gallons 670 liters is equal to 177 gallons 680 liters 179.6 gallons 680 liters is equal to 179.6 gallons 690 liters 182.3 gallons 690 liters is equal to 182.3 gallons 700 liters 184.9 gallons 700 liters is equal to 184.9 gallons 710 liters 187.6 gallons 710 liters is equal to 187.6 gallons 720 liters 190.2 gallons 720 liters is equal to 190.2 gallons 730 liters 192.8 gallons 730 liters is equal to 192.8 gallons 740 liters 195.5 gallons 740 liters is equal to 195.5 gallons 750 liters 198.1 gallons 750 liters is equal to 198.1 gallons 760 liters 200.8 gallons 760 liters is equal to 200.8 gallons 770 liters 203.4 gallons 770 liters is equal to 203.4 gallons 780 liters 206.1 gallons 780 liters is equal to 206.1 gallons 790 liters 208.7 gallons 790 liters is equal to 208.7 gallons 800 liters 211.3 gallons 800 liters is equal to 211.3 gallons 810 liters 214 gallons 810 liters is equal to 214 gallons 820 liters 216.6 gallons 820 liters is equal to 216.6 gallons 830 liters 219.3 gallons 830 liters is equal to 219.3 gallons 840 liters 221.9 gallons 840 liters is equal to 221.9 gallons 850 liters 224.5 gallons 850 liters is equal to 224.5 gallons 860 liters 227.2 gallons 860 liters is equal to 227.2 gallons 870 liters 229.8 gallons 870 liters is equal to 229.8 gallons 880 liters 232.5 gallons 880 liters is equal to 232.5 gallons 890 liters 235.1 gallons 890 liters is equal to 235.1 gallons 900 liters 237.8 gallons 900 liters is equal to 237.8 gallons 910 liters 240.4 gallons 910 liters is equal to 240.4 gallons 920 liters 243 gallons 920 liters is equal to 243 gallons 930 liters 245.7 gallons 930 liters is equal to 245.7 gallons 940 liters 248.3 gallons 940 liters is equal to 248.3 gallons 950 liters 251 gallons 950 liters is equal to 251 gallons 960 liters 253.6 gallons 960 liters is equal to 253.6 gallons 970 liters 256.2 gallons 970 liters is equal to 256.2 gallons 980 liters 258.9 gallons 980 liters is equal to 258.9 gallons 990 liters 261.5 gallons 990 liters is equal to 261.5 gallons 1000 liters 264.2 gallons 1000 liters is equal to 264.2 gallons

## FAQ

### What's the difference between US gallon and imperial gallon?

The US liquid gallon is smaller than the imperial gallon. Approximately, 1 imperial gallon = 1.2 US liquid gallons

### How do I convert 50 liters to gallons?

To convert 50 liters to gallons, you can follow these 3 steps:

1. Take the value in liters, which is 50

2. Multiply it with 0.2642

3. And the result is 13.32 gallons

That’s it! Very simple, isn’t it?

## Conclusion

In this article, we have shown you how to convert liters to gallons and how many gallons in a liter. We also provide the tool for you to easily convert from convert gallons to liters.

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