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Coal to Potassium Chloride Ratio
The coal to potassium chloride ratio is 0.3247 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Potassium Chloride at $405.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:26 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Coal to Potassium Chloride ratio
1.000 T of coal = 0.3247 T of potassium chloride
Inverse (PCL/COAL): 3.080 — one Metric Ton of potassium chloride buys that much coal.
Coal
$131.50
per Metric Ton
Potassium Chloride
$405.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of potassium chloride per Metric Ton of coal. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:26:06 GMT.
Coal to Potassium Chloride ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the COAL/PCL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Coal / Potassium Chloride price chart below.
COAL/PCL ratio line
How many T of Potassium Chloride one T of Coal buys, over 1Y.
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COAL/PCL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the COAL/PCL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
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Coal and Potassium Chloride prices
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How to calculate the coal to potassium chloride ratio
Coal to Potassium Chloride ratio = Coal price per Metric Ton ÷ Potassium Chloride price per Metric Ton
Both legs share the same unit, so the result is a plain unitless number, directly comparable across time.
Worked example, live prices: $131.50 ÷ $405.00 = 0.3247. The inverse is 3.080.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 potassium chloride ratio today?
The coal to potassium chloride ratio is 0.3247 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Potassium Chloride at $405.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the coal to potassium chloride ratio?
Divide the coal price per Metric Ton by the potassium chloride 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 potassium chloride per Metric Ton of coal.
What is the inverse of the coal to potassium chloride ratio?
The inverse, potassium chloride to coal, is 3.080 — how many Metric Tons of coal one Metric Ton of potassium chloride buys.