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Cotton to Propane Ratio
The cotton to propane ratio is 0.9881 — Cotton at $0.8300 per Pound divided by Propane at $0.8400 per Gallon.
Prices as of Sep 20, 2026, 4:57 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Propane ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.9881 Gal of propane
Inverse (PROP/CT): 1.012 — one Gallon of propane buys that much cotton.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (50th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8300
per Pound
Propane
$0.8400
per Gallon
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Gallon. The ratio reads as Gallons of propane per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Sun, 20 Sep 2026 16:57:05 GMT.
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1Y average
1.010
median 0.9883
1Y low
0.8442
Mar 9, 2026
1Y high
1.292
Aug 27, 2026
Normal band
0.9211–1.099
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.25σ
248 observations
Cotton to Propane ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/PROP ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Propane price chart below.
CT/PROP ratio line
How many Gal of Propane one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/PROP ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/PROP ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton 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 cotton to propane ratio
Cotton to Propane ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ Propane price per Gallon
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Gallons of propane per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8300 ÷ $0.8400 = 0.9881. The inverse is 1.012.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to propane ratio today?
The cotton to propane ratio is 0.9881 — Cotton at $0.8300 per Pound divided by Propane at $0.8400 per Gallon, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to propane ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound 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 Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to propane ratio?
The inverse, propane to cotton, is 1.012 — how many Pounds of cotton one Gallon of propane buys.