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Cotton to Coal Ratio
The cotton to coal ratio is 13.01 — Cotton at $1.87 per kilogram divided by Coal at $0.1441 per kilogram.
Cotton is quoted per pound and coal per metric ton, so both are restated per kilogram first. Dividing the two quotes as published would be out by exactly that much.
Prices as of Sep 22, 2026, 2:32 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Coal ratio
1.000 kg of cotton = 13.009 kg of coal
Inverse (COAL/CT): 0.07687 — one kilogram of coal buys that much cotton.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (40th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$1.87
per kilogram
Coal
$0.1441
per kilogram
Unit basis: USD per kilogram ÷ USD per kilogram. Both legs are priced in US dollars per kilogram, so the dollars and the kilograms cancel and the result is a plain unitless number. Prices as of Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:32:41 GMT.
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Cotton is quoted per pound and coal per metric ton, so both are restated per kilogram first. Dividing the two quotes as published would be out by exactly that much.
1Y average
13.00
median 13.15
1Y low
10.23
Mar 20, 2026
1Y high
15.20
Aug 20, 2026
Normal band
11.92–14.07
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.01σ
250 observations
Cotton to Coal ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/COAL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Coal price chart below.
CT/COAL ratio line
How many kg of Coal one kg of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/COAL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/COAL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and Coal prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the cotton to coal ratio
Cotton to Coal ratio = Cotton price in USD per kilogram ÷ Coal price in USD per kilogram
Both legs are priced in US dollars per kilogram, so the dollars and the kilograms cancel and the result is a plain unitless number.
Cotton is quoted per pound and coal per metric ton, so both are restated per kilogram first. Dividing the two quotes as published would be out by exactly that much.
Worked example, live prices: $1.87 per kilogram ÷ $0.1441 per kilogram = 13.01. The inverse is 0.07687.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4313.61 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 65.29 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 91.04 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 99.40 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.84 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1791.79 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1292.50 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to coal ratio today?
The cotton to coal ratio is 13.01 — Cotton at $1.87 per kilogram divided by Coal at $0.1441 per kilogram, from live mid-market prices. Both figures are US dollars per kilogram.
How do you calculate the cotton to coal ratio?
Divide the cotton price per kilogram by the coal price per kilogram. Both legs are priced in US dollars per kilogram, so the dollars and the kilograms cancel and the result is a plain unitless number.
What is the inverse of the cotton to coal ratio?
The inverse, coal to cotton, is 0.07687 — how many kilograms of cotton one kilogram of coal buys.