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Coal to Propane Ratio
The coal to propane ratio is 175.3 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Propane at $0.7500 per Gallon.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:24 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Coal to Propane ratio
1.000 T of coal = 175.333 Gal of propane
Inverse (PROP/COAL): 0.005703 — one Gallon of propane buys that much coal.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (63th percentile of the last 1 year)
Coal
$131.50
per Metric Ton
Propane
$0.7500
per Gallon
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Gallon. The ratio reads as Gallons of propane per Metric Ton of coal. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:24:43 GMT.
1Y average
169.8
median 170.3
1Y low
139.9
Sep 14, 2025
1Y high
205.1
Jun 24, 2026
Normal band
156.1–183.6
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.40σ
360 observations
Coal to Propane ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the COAL/PROP ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Coal / Propane price chart below.
COAL/PROP ratio line
How many Gal of Propane one T of Coal buys, over 1Y.
COAL/PROP ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the COAL/PROP ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Coal and Propane 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 propane ratio
Coal to Propane ratio = Coal price per Metric Ton ÷ Propane price per Gallon
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Gallons of propane per Metric Ton of coal — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $131.50 ÷ $0.7500 = 175.3. The inverse is 0.005703.
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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 propane ratio today?
The coal to propane ratio is 175.3 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Propane at $0.7500 per Gallon, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the coal to propane ratio?
Divide the coal price per Metric Ton by the propane price per Gallon. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Gallons of propane per Metric Ton of coal.
What is the inverse of the coal to propane ratio?
The inverse, propane to coal, is 0.005703 — how many Metric Tons of coal one Gallon of propane buys.