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Coal to Silver Ratio
The coal to silver ratio is 1.906 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Silver at $68.98 per Troy Ounce.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:28 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Coal to Silver ratio
1.000 T of coal = 1.906 T.oz of silver
Inverse (XAG/COAL): 0.5246 — one Troy Ounce of silver buys that much coal.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (49th percentile of the last 1 year)
Coal
$131.50
per Metric Ton
Silver
$68.98
per Troy Ounce
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Troy Ounce. The ratio reads as Troy Ounces of silver per Metric Ton of coal. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:28:57 GMT.
1Y average
1.906
median 1.917
1Y low
0.9205
Jan 27, 2026
1Y high
2.930
Aug 27, 2025
Normal band
1.518–2.294
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.00σ
349 observations
Coal to Silver ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the COAL/XAG ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Coal / Silver price chart below.
COAL/XAG ratio line
How many T.oz of Silver one T of Coal buys, over 1Y.
COAL/XAG ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the COAL/XAG ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Coal and Silver 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 silver ratio
Coal to Silver ratio = Coal price per Metric Ton ÷ Silver price per Troy Ounce
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Troy Ounces of silver per Metric Ton of coal — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $131.50 ÷ $68.98 = 1.906. The inverse is 0.5246.
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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 silver ratio today?
The coal to silver ratio is 1.906 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Silver at $68.98 per Troy Ounce, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the coal to silver ratio?
Divide the coal price per Metric Ton by the silver price per Troy Ounce. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Troy Ounces of silver per Metric Ton of coal.
What is the inverse of the coal to silver ratio?
The inverse, silver to coal, is 0.5246 — how many Metric Tons of coal one Troy Ounce of silver buys.