At One Place

Imperial gallons to US gallons

1 imperial gallon in US gallons
1 imp gal = 1.20095 gal
gal = imp gal × 1.200949926

To convert imperial gallons to US gallons, multiply by 1.200949926. The table below gives the values people look up most often, and the converter works for any number.

Imperial gallons to US gallons table

Common imperial gallon values converted to US gallons.
Imperial gallons US gallons
1 imp gal 1.20095
2 imp gal 2.4019
3 imp gal 3.60285
4 imp gal 4.8038
5 imp gal 6.00475
10 imp gal 12.0095
15 imp gal 18.01425
20 imp gal 24.019
25 imp gal 30.02375
30 imp gal 36.0285
40 imp gal 48.038
50 imp gal 60.0475
75 imp gal 90.07124
100 imp gal 120.095
250 imp gal 300.2375
500 imp gal 600.475
1,000 imp gal 1,200.9499

How the conversion works

The relationship is gal = imp gal × 1.200949926. Both units measure volume, so the conversion is a fixed factor that never changes. The figure is exact rather than approximate: since the international yard and pound agreement of 1959, an inch is defined as exactly 25.4 millimetres and a pound as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms, and every other imperial and US customary unit here is derived from those two.

Imperial gallon: UK gallon.

US gallon: US liquid gallon. The imperial gallon is about 20% larger.

Common questions

How many US gallons are in one imperial gallon?
One imperial gallon equals 1.20095 US gallons. gal = imp gal × 1.200949926.
How do you convert imperial gallons to US gallons?
Use gal = imp gal × 1.200949926. So 10 imp gal is 12.0095 gal.
How many imperial gallons are in one US gallon?
One US gallon equals 0.83267 imperial gallons, which is the reverse of the conversion above.
Is there more than one kind of imperial gallon?
UK gallon. US liquid gallon. The imperial gallon is about 20% larger.

Related pages

Sources

  1. Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811) — NIST (Public domain (US Government))
  2. The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
  3. Calculated on this page — At One Place

How these figures are compiled and checked