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Butter to Lithium Ratio
The butter to lithium ratio is 0.02710 — Butter at $4,350.00 per Metric Ton divided by Lithium at $160,500.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Butter to Lithium ratio
1.000 T of butter = 0.02710 T of lithium
Inverse (LC/BUTTER): 36.90 — one Metric Ton of lithium buys that much butter.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (38th percentile of the last 1 year)
Butter
€4,350.00
per Metric Ton
Lithium
¥160,500.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: EUR per Metric Ton ÷ CNY per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of lithium per Metric Ton of butter. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:12:35 GMT.
These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (EUR and CNY). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.
1Y average
0.03983
median 0.02918
1Y low
0.01940
May 12, 2026
1Y high
0.08702
Aug 27, 2025
Normal band
0.01974–0.05992
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.63σ
361 observations
Butter to Lithium ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the BUTTER/LC ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Butter / Lithium price chart below.
BUTTER/LC ratio line
How many T of Lithium one T of Butter buys, over 1Y.
BUTTER/LC ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the BUTTER/LC ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Butter and Lithium 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 lithium ratio
Butter to Lithium ratio = Butter price per Metric Ton ÷ Lithium price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of lithium per Metric Ton of butter — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $4,350.00 ÷ $160,500.00 = 0.02710. The inverse is 36.90.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.81 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1887.51 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1353.70 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the butter to lithium ratio today?
The butter to lithium ratio is 0.02710 — Butter at $4,350.00 per Metric Ton divided by Lithium at $160,500.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the butter to lithium ratio?
Divide the butter price per Metric Ton by the lithium 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 lithium per Metric Ton of butter.
What is the inverse of the butter to lithium ratio?
The inverse, lithium to butter, is 36.90 — how many Metric Tons of butter one Metric Ton of lithium buys.