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Chicken to Coal Ratio
The chicken to coal ratio is 0.009658 — Chicken at $1.27 per Kilogram divided by Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:07 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Chicken to Coal ratio
1.000 kg of chicken = 0.009658 T of coal
Inverse (COAL/CHKN): 103.5 — one Metric Ton of coal buys that much chicken.
Below its 1 year average. (20th percentile of the last 1 year)
Chicken
$1.27
per Kilogram
Coal
$131.50
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Kilogram ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of coal per Kilogram of chicken. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:07:38 GMT.
1Y average
0.009756
median 0.009788
1Y low
0.009585
Aug 3, 2026
1Y high
0.009845
Aug 10, 2026
Normal band
0.009665–0.009848
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.07σ
5 observations
Chicken to Coal ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CHKN/COAL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Chicken / Coal price chart below.
CHKN/COAL ratio line
How many T of Coal one kg of Chicken buys, over 1Y.
CHKN/COAL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CHKN/COAL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Chicken 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 chicken to coal ratio
Chicken to Coal ratio = Chicken price per Kilogram ÷ Coal price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of coal per Kilogram of chicken — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $1.27 ÷ $131.50 = 0.009658. The inverse is 103.5.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4640.70 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 68.90 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.88 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.78 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1883.84 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1350.90 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the chicken to coal ratio today?
The chicken to coal ratio is 0.009658 — Chicken at $1.27 per Kilogram divided by Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the chicken to coal ratio?
Divide the chicken price per Kilogram 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 Kilogram of chicken.
What is the inverse of the chicken to coal ratio?
The inverse, coal to chicken, is 103.5 — how many Kilograms of chicken one Metric Ton of coal buys.