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Cotton to Natural Gas, US Ratio
The cotton to natural gas, us ratio is 0.3190 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Natural Gas, US at $2.79 per Million British Thermal Units.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:26 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Natural Gas, US ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.3190 MMBtu of natural gas, us
Inverse (NG-US/CT): 3.135 — one Million British Thermal Units of natural gas, us buys that much cotton.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (91th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Natural Gas, US
$2.79
per Million British Thermal Units
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Million British Thermal Units. The ratio reads as Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas, us per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:26:21 GMT.
1Y average
0.2887
median 0.2954
1Y low
0.2275
Jun 30, 2026
1Y high
0.3320
Aug 7, 2026
Normal band
0.2625–0.3150
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.15σ
35 observations
Cotton to Natural Gas, US ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/NG-US ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Natural Gas, US price chart below.
CT/NG-US ratio line
How many MMBtu of Natural Gas, US one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/NG-US ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/NG-US ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and Natural Gas, US 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 natural gas, us ratio
Cotton to Natural Gas, US ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ Natural Gas, US price per Million British Thermal Units
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas, us per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8900 ÷ $2.79 = 0.3190. The inverse is 3.135.
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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 cotton to natural gas, us ratio today?
The cotton to natural gas, us ratio is 0.3190 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Natural Gas, US at $2.79 per Million British Thermal Units, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to natural gas, us ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound by the natural gas, us price per Million British Thermal Units. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas, us per Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to natural gas, us ratio?
The inverse, natural gas, us to cotton, is 3.135 — how many Pounds of cotton one Million British Thermal Units of natural gas, us buys.