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US Diesel to Ethanol Ratio
The us diesel to ethanol ratio is 2.571 — US Diesel at $5.45 per Gallon divided by Ethanol at $2.12 per Gallon.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
US Diesel to Ethanol ratio
1.000 gal of us diesel = 2.571 Gal of ethanol
Inverse (ETHANOL/DIESEL-US): 0.3890 — one Gallon of ethanol buys that much us diesel.
Below its 1 year average. (30th percentile of the last 1 year)
US Diesel
$5.45
per Gallon
Ethanol
$2.12
per Gallon
Unit basis: USD per Gallon ÷ USD per Gallon. The ratio reads as Gallons of ethanol per Gallon of us diesel. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:31:56 GMT.
1Y average
2.617
median 2.665
1Y low
2.385
Jul 6, 2026
1Y high
2.751
Jul 27, 2026
Normal band
2.487–2.747
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.35σ
10 observations
US Diesel to Ethanol ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the DIESEL-US/ETHANOL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the US Diesel / Ethanol price chart below.
DIESEL-US/ETHANOL ratio line
How many Gal of Ethanol one gal of US Diesel buys, over 1Y.
DIESEL-US/ETHANOL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the DIESEL-US/ETHANOL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
US Diesel and Ethanol prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the us diesel to ethanol ratio
US Diesel to Ethanol ratio = US Diesel price per Gallon ÷ Ethanol price per Gallon
Both legs share the same unit, so the result is a plain unitless number, directly comparable across time.
Worked example, live prices: $5.45 ÷ $2.12 = 2.571. The inverse is 0.3890.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the us diesel to ethanol ratio today?
The us diesel to ethanol ratio is 2.571 — US Diesel at $5.45 per Gallon divided by Ethanol at $2.12 per Gallon, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the us diesel to ethanol ratio?
Divide the us diesel price per Gallon by the ethanol price per Gallon. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Gallons of ethanol per Gallon of us diesel.
What is the inverse of the us diesel to ethanol ratio?
The inverse, ethanol to us diesel, is 0.3890 — how many Gallons of us diesel one Gallon of ethanol buys.