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Coal to Chicken Ratio
The coal to chicken ratio is 103.5 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Chicken at $1.27 per Kilogram.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Coal to Chicken ratio
1.000 T of coal = 103.543 kg of chicken
Inverse (CHKN/COAL): 0.009658 — one Kilogram of chicken buys that much coal.
Above its 1 year average. (80th percentile of the last 1 year)
Coal
$131.50
per Metric Ton
Chicken
$1.27
per Kilogram
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Kilogram. The ratio reads as Kilograms of chicken per Metric Ton of coal. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:19:55 GMT.
1Y average
102.5
median 102.2
1Y low
101.6
Aug 10, 2026
1Y high
104.3
Aug 3, 2026
Normal band
101.5–103.5
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.06σ
5 observations
Coal to Chicken ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the COAL/CHKN ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Coal / Chicken price chart below.
COAL/CHKN ratio line
How many kg of Chicken one T of Coal buys, over 1Y.
COAL/CHKN ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the COAL/CHKN ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Coal and Chicken 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 chicken ratio
Coal to Chicken ratio = Coal price per Metric Ton ÷ Chicken price per Kilogram
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Kilograms of chicken per Metric Ton of coal — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $131.50 ÷ $1.27 = 103.5. The inverse is 0.009658.
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Live prices behind the ratio
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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 coal to chicken ratio today?
The coal to chicken ratio is 103.5 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Chicken at $1.27 per Kilogram, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the coal to chicken ratio?
Divide the coal price per Metric Ton by the chicken price per Kilogram. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Kilograms of chicken per Metric Ton of coal.
What is the inverse of the coal to chicken ratio?
The inverse, chicken to coal, is 0.009658 — how many Metric Tons of coal one Kilogram of chicken buys.