Commodity ratio · live
Coal to Natural Gas, US Ratio
The coal to natural gas, us ratio is 47.13 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Natural Gas, US at $2.79 per Million British Thermal Units.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Coal to Natural Gas, US ratio
1.000 T of coal = 47.133 MMBtu of natural gas, us
Inverse (NG-US/COAL): 0.02122 — one Million British Thermal Units of natural gas, us buys that much coal.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (66th percentile of the last 1 year)
Coal
$131.50
per Metric Ton
Natural Gas, US
$2.79
per Million British Thermal Units
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Million British Thermal Units. The ratio reads as Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas, us per Metric Ton of coal. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:23:07 GMT.
1Y average
45.81
median 46.33
1Y low
38.65
Jul 2, 2026
1Y high
51.74
Jul 31, 2026
Normal band
42.35–49.26
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.38σ
35 observations
Coal to Natural Gas, US ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the COAL/NG-US ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Coal / Natural Gas, US price chart below.
COAL/NG-US ratio line
How many MMBtu of Natural Gas, US one T of Coal buys, over 1Y.
COAL/NG-US ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the COAL/NG-US ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Coal and Natural Gas, US 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 natural gas, us ratio
Coal to Natural Gas, US ratio = Coal price per Metric Ton ÷ Natural Gas, US price per Million British Thermal Units
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas, us per Metric Ton of coal — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $131.50 ÷ $2.79 = 47.13. The inverse is 0.02122.
The flagship commodity ratios
Each of these has its own dedicated page with live pricing, a full year of history and range statistics.
Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 natural gas, us ratio today?
The coal to natural gas, us ratio is 47.13 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Natural Gas, US at $2.79 per Million British Thermal Units, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the coal to natural gas, us ratio?
Divide the coal price per Metric Ton by the natural gas, us price per Million British Thermal Units. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas, us per Metric Ton of coal.
What is the inverse of the coal to natural gas, us ratio?
The inverse, natural gas, us to coal, is 0.02122 — how many Metric Tons of coal one Million British Thermal Units of natural gas, us buys.