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Lithium to Copper Futures Ratio

The lithium to copper futures ratio is 24355 Lithium at $160,500.00 per Metric Ton divided by Copper Futures at $6.59 per Pound.

Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:35 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.

Metric Ton

Lithium to Copper Futures ratio

24355+38.21% / 1Y

1.000 T of lithium = 24,355.1 Lb of copper futures

Inverse (HG-FUT/LC): 0.00004106 — one Pound of copper futures buys that much lithium.

Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (46th percentile of the last 1 year)

Lithium

¥160,500.00

per Metric Ton

Copper Futures

$6.59

per Pound

Unit basis: CNY per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of copper futures per Metric Ton of lithium. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:35:58 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

23386

median 24857

1Y low

14094

Oct 13, 2025

1Y high

32437

May 5, 2026

Normal band

18381–28391

mean ± 1 std dev

Deviation from mean

+0.19σ

332 observations

Lithium to Copper Futures ratio charts

Pick a range once — it applies to the LC/HG-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Lithium / Copper Futures price chart below.

LC/HG-FUT ratio line

How many Lb of Copper Futures one T of Lithium buys, over 1Y.

LC/HG-FUT ratio candles

Open, high, low and close of the LC/HG-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.

Lithium and Copper Futures 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 copper futures ratio

Lithium to Copper Futures ratio = Lithium price per Metric Ton ÷ Copper Futures price per Pound

The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of copper futures per Metric Ton of lithium — rather than a plain count.

Worked example, live prices: $160,500.00 ÷ $6.59 = 24355. The inverse is 0.00004106.

Live prices behind the ratio

#SymbolNameRate (USD)
1XAUGold4640.70
2XAGSilver68.90
3WTIOIL-FUTCrude Oil WTI Futures85.69
4BRENTOIL-FUTCrude Oil Brent Futures92.88
5NG-FUTNatural Gas Futures2.78
6PLPlatinum1883.84
7PAPalladium1350.90

Frequently asked questions

What is the lithium to copper futures ratio today?

The lithium to copper futures ratio is 24355 — Lithium at $160,500.00 per Metric Ton divided by Copper Futures at $6.59 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.

How do you calculate the lithium to copper futures ratio?

Divide the lithium price per Metric Ton by the copper futures price per Pound. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Pounds of copper futures per Metric Ton of lithium.

What is the inverse of the lithium to copper futures ratio?

The inverse, copper futures to lithium, is 0.00004106 — how many Metric Tons of lithium one Pound of copper futures buys.