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Butter to Methanol Ratio
The butter to methanol ratio is 1.520 — Butter at $4,350.00 per Metric Ton divided by Methanol at $2,861.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:25 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Butter to Methanol ratio
1.000 T of butter = 1.520 T of methanol
Inverse (METH/BUTTER): 0.6577 — one Metric Ton of methanol buys that much butter.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (33th percentile of the last 1 year)
Butter
€4,350.00
per Metric Ton
Methanol
$2,861.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: EUR per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of methanol per Metric Ton of butter. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:25:51 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
1.866
median 1.831
1Y low
1.196
Apr 7, 2026
1Y high
3.132
Aug 24, 2025
Normal band
1.384–2.347
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.72σ
356 observations
Butter to Methanol ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the BUTTER/METH ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Butter / Methanol price chart below.
BUTTER/METH ratio line
How many T of Methanol one T of Butter buys, over 1Y.
BUTTER/METH ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the BUTTER/METH ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Butter and Methanol 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 methanol ratio
Butter to Methanol ratio = Butter price per Metric Ton ÷ Methanol price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of methanol per Metric Ton of butter — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $4,350.00 ÷ $2,861.00 = 1.520. The inverse is 0.6577.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the butter to methanol ratio today?
The butter to methanol ratio is 1.520 — Butter at $4,350.00 per Metric Ton divided by Methanol at $2,861.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the butter to methanol ratio?
Divide the butter price per Metric Ton by the methanol 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 methanol per Metric Ton of butter.
What is the inverse of the butter to methanol ratio?
The inverse, methanol to butter, is 0.6577 — how many Metric Tons of butter one Metric Ton of methanol buys.