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Lithium to US Diesel Ratio
The lithium to us diesel ratio is 29450 — Lithium at $160,500.00 per Metric Ton divided by US Diesel at $5.45 per Gallon.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Lithium to US Diesel ratio
1.000 T of lithium = 29,449.5 gal of us diesel
Inverse (DIESEL-US/LC): 0.00003396 — one Gallon of us diesel buys that much lithium.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (36th percentile of the last 1 year)
Lithium
¥160,500.00
per Metric Ton
US Diesel
$5.45
per Gallon
Unit basis: CNY per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Gallon. The ratio reads as Gallons of us diesel per Metric Ton of lithium. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:32:45 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
30629
median 31430
1Y low
25421
Aug 3, 2026
1Y high
36681
Jul 6, 2026
Normal band
27713–33545
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.40σ
11 observations
Lithium to US Diesel ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LC/DIESEL-US ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Lithium / US Diesel price chart below.
LC/DIESEL-US ratio line
How many gal of US Diesel one T of Lithium buys, over 1Y.
LC/DIESEL-US ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LC/DIESEL-US ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Lithium and US Diesel 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 us diesel ratio
Lithium to US Diesel ratio = Lithium price per Metric Ton ÷ US Diesel price per Gallon
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Gallons of us diesel per Metric Ton of lithium — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $160,500.00 ÷ $5.45 = 29450. The inverse is 0.00003396.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the lithium to us diesel ratio today?
The lithium to us diesel ratio is 29450 — Lithium at $160,500.00 per Metric Ton divided by US Diesel at $5.45 per Gallon, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the lithium to us diesel ratio?
Divide the lithium price per Metric Ton by the us diesel price per Gallon. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Gallons of us diesel per Metric Ton of lithium.
What is the inverse of the lithium to us diesel ratio?
The inverse, us diesel to lithium, is 0.00003396 — how many Metric Tons of lithium one Gallon of us diesel buys.