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Cotton to Urea Ratio

The cotton to urea ratio is 4.074 Cotton at $1.87 per kilogram divided by Urea at $0.4600 per kilogram.

Cotton is quoted per pound and urea 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, 7:00 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.

Pound
CT · USD per Pound
UREA · USD per Metric Ton

Cotton to Urea ratio

4.074+7.28% / 1Y

1.000 kg of cotton = 4.074 kg of urea

Inverse (UREA/CT): 0.2455 — one kilogram of urea buys that much cotton.

Above its 1 year average. (73th percentile of the last 1 year)

Cotton

$1.87

per kilogram

Urea

$0.4600

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 07:00:19 GMT.

Prices on this page are delayed by up to 15 minutes. For real-time rates, use the CommodityPriceAPI.

Cotton is quoted per pound and urea 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

3.653

median 3.746

1Y low

2.189

Mar 26, 2026

1Y high

4.981

Jun 17, 2026

Normal band

2.927–4.378

mean ± 1 std dev

Deviation from mean

+0.58σ

250 observations

Cotton to Urea ratio charts

Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/UREA ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Urea price chart below.

CT/UREA ratio line

How many kg of Urea one kg of Cotton buys, over 1Y.

CT/UREA ratio candles

Open, high, low and close of the CT/UREA ratio for each period in the last 1Y.

Cotton and Urea 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 urea ratio

Cotton to Urea ratio = Cotton price in USD per kilogram ÷ Urea 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 urea 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 ÷ $0.4600 per kilogram = 4.074. The inverse is 0.2455.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the cotton to urea ratio today?

The cotton to urea ratio is 4.074 — Cotton at $1.87 per kilogram divided by Urea at $0.4600 per kilogram, from live mid-market prices. Both figures are US dollars per kilogram.

How do you calculate the cotton to urea ratio?

Divide the cotton price per kilogram by the urea 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 urea ratio?

The inverse, urea to cotton, is 0.2455 — how many kilograms of cotton one kilogram of urea buys.