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Cotton to Urea Ratio
The cotton to urea ratio is 0.002176 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Urea at $409.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:24 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Urea ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.002176 T of urea
Inverse (UREA/CT): 459.6 — one Metric Ton of urea buys that much cotton.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (97th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Urea
$409.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of urea per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:24:22 GMT.
1Y average
0.001632
median 0.001693
1Y low
0.0009928
Mar 26, 2026
1Y high
0.002259
Jun 17, 2026
Normal band
0.001320–0.001944
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.75σ
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 T of Urea one Lb 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 per Pound ÷ Urea price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of urea per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8900 ÷ $409.00 = 0.002176. The inverse is 459.6.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to urea ratio today?
The cotton to urea ratio is 0.002176 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Urea at $409.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to urea ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound by the urea price per Metric Ton. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Metric Tons of urea per Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to urea ratio?
The inverse, urea to cotton, is 459.6 — how many Pounds of cotton one Metric Ton of urea buys.