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Lithium to Cotton Ratio
The lithium to cotton ratio is 180337 — Lithium at $160,500.00 per Metric Ton divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Lithium to Cotton ratio
1.000 T of lithium = 180,337.1 Lb of cotton
Inverse (CT/LC): 0.000005545 — one Pound of cotton buys that much lithium.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (42th percentile of the last 1 year)
Lithium
¥160,500.00
per Metric Ton
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Unit basis: CNY per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cotton per Metric Ton of lithium. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:23:54 GMT.
These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (CNY and USD). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.
1Y average
183765
median 198734
1Y low
104203
Sep 16, 2025
1Y high
276563
Jan 26, 2026
Normal band
136274–231256
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.07σ
251 observations
Lithium to Cotton ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LC/CT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Lithium / Cotton price chart below.
LC/CT ratio line
How many Lb of Cotton one T of Lithium buys, over 1Y.
LC/CT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LC/CT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Lithium and Cotton prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the lithium to cotton ratio
Lithium to Cotton ratio = Lithium price per Metric Ton ÷ Cotton price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of cotton per Metric Ton of lithium — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $160,500.00 ÷ $0.8900 = 180337. The inverse is 0.000005545.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the lithium to cotton ratio today?
The lithium to cotton ratio is 180337 — Lithium at $160,500.00 per Metric Ton divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the lithium to cotton ratio?
Divide the lithium price per Metric Ton by the cotton price per Pound. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Pounds of cotton per Metric Ton of lithium.
What is the inverse of the lithium to cotton ratio?
The inverse, cotton to lithium, is 0.000005545 — how many Metric Tons of lithium one Pound of cotton buys.