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Natural Gas Futures to Coal Ratio
The natural gas futures to coal ratio is 0.02144 — Natural Gas Futures at $2.82 per Million British Thermal Units divided by Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 12:20 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Natural Gas Futures to Coal ratio
1.000 MMBtu of natural gas futures = 0.02144 T of coal
Inverse (COAL/NG-FUT): 46.63 — one Metric Ton of coal buys that much natural gas futures.
Below its 1 year average. (25th percentile of the last 1 year)
Natural Gas Futures
$2.82
per Million British Thermal Units
Coal
$131.50
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Million British Thermal Units ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of coal per Million British Thermal Units of natural gas futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:20:55 GMT.
1Y average
0.02809
median 0.02516
1Y low
0.01919
Apr 14, 2026
1Y high
0.06222
Jan 25, 2026
Normal band
0.02025–0.03593
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.85σ
351 observations
Natural Gas Futures to Coal ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the NG-FUT/COAL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Natural Gas Futures / Coal price chart below.
NG-FUT/COAL ratio line
How many T of Coal one MMBtu of Natural Gas Futures buys, over 1Y.
NG-FUT/COAL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the NG-FUT/COAL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Natural Gas Futures and Coal prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the natural gas futures to coal ratio
Natural Gas Futures to Coal ratio = Natural Gas Futures price per Million British Thermal Units ÷ Coal price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of coal per Million British Thermal Units of natural gas futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $2.82 ÷ $131.50 = 0.02144. The inverse is 46.63.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4655.18 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.27 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.99 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.81 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1887.51 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1353.70 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the natural gas futures to coal ratio today?
The natural gas futures to coal ratio is 0.02144 — Natural Gas Futures at $2.82 per Million British Thermal Units divided by Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the natural gas futures to coal ratio?
Divide the natural gas futures price per Million British Thermal Units by the coal 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 coal per Million British Thermal Units of natural gas futures.
What is the inverse of the natural gas futures to coal ratio?
The inverse, coal to natural gas futures, is 46.63 — how many Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas futures one Metric Ton of coal buys.