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Butter to Coal Ratio
The butter to coal ratio is 33.08 — Butter at $4,350.00 per Metric Ton divided by Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:29 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Butter to Coal ratio
1.000 T of butter = 33.080 T of coal
Inverse (COAL/BUTTER): 0.03023 — one Metric Ton of coal buys that much butter.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (42th percentile of the last 1 year)
Butter
€4,350.00
per Metric Ton
Coal
$131.50
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: EUR per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of coal per Metric Ton of butter. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:29:26 GMT.
These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (EUR and USD). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.
1Y average
38.31
median 36.56
1Y low
26.13
Jun 8, 2026
1Y high
62.76
Aug 24, 2025
Normal band
29.03–47.59
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.56σ
362 observations
Butter to Coal ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the BUTTER/COAL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Butter / Coal price chart below.
BUTTER/COAL ratio line
How many T of Coal one T of Butter buys, over 1Y.
BUTTER/COAL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the BUTTER/COAL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Butter and Coal prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the butter to coal ratio
Butter to Coal ratio = Butter price per Metric Ton ÷ Coal price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of coal per Metric Ton of butter — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $4,350.00 ÷ $131.50 = 33.08. The inverse is 0.03023.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4647.62 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.00 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.75 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.77 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1885.63 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1351.00 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the butter to coal ratio today?
The butter to coal ratio is 33.08 — Butter at $4,350.00 per Metric Ton divided by Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the butter to coal ratio?
Divide the butter price per Metric Ton by the coal price per Metric Ton. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Metric Tons of coal per Metric Ton of butter.
What is the inverse of the butter to coal ratio?
The inverse, coal to butter, is 0.03023 — how many Metric Tons of butter one Metric Ton of coal buys.