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Coal to Butter Ratio
The coal to butter ratio is 0.03023 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Butter at $4,350.00 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.
Coal to Butter ratio
1.000 T of coal = 0.03023 T of butter
Inverse (BUTTER/COAL): 33.08 — one Metric Ton of butter buys that much coal.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (59th percentile of the last 1 year)
Coal
$131.50
per Metric Ton
Butter
€4,350.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ EUR per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of butter per Metric Ton of coal. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:29:27 GMT.
These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (USD and EUR). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.
1Y average
0.02751
median 0.02735
1Y low
0.01593
Aug 24, 2025
1Y high
0.03827
Jun 8, 2026
Normal band
0.02158–0.03343
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.46σ
362 observations
Coal to Butter ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the COAL/BUTTER ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Coal / Butter price chart below.
COAL/BUTTER ratio line
How many T of Butter one T of Coal buys, over 1Y.
COAL/BUTTER ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the COAL/BUTTER ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Coal and Butter prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the coal to butter ratio
Coal to Butter ratio = Coal price per Metric Ton ÷ Butter price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of butter per Metric Ton of coal — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $131.50 ÷ $4,350.00 = 0.03023. The inverse is 33.08.
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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 coal to butter ratio today?
The coal to butter ratio is 0.03023 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Butter at $4,350.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the coal to butter ratio?
Divide the coal price per Metric Ton by the butter 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 butter per Metric Ton of coal.
What is the inverse of the coal to butter ratio?
The inverse, butter to coal, is 33.08 — how many Metric Tons of coal one Metric Ton of butter buys.