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Natural Gas Futures to Lithium Ratio
The natural gas futures to lithium ratio is 0.00001720 — Natural Gas Futures at $2.76 per Million British Thermal Units divided by Lithium at $160,500.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Natural Gas Futures to Lithium ratio
1.000 MMBtu of natural gas futures = 0.00001720 T of lithium
Inverse (LC/NG-FUT): 58152 — one Metric Ton of lithium buys that much natural gas futures.
Below its 1 year average. (15th percentile of the last 1 year)
Natural Gas Futures
$2.76
per Million British Thermal Units
Lithium
¥160,500.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Million British Thermal Units ÷ CNY per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of lithium per Million British Thermal Units of natural gas futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:32:30 GMT.
These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (USD and CNY). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.
1Y average
0.00002840
median 0.00002063
1Y low
0.00001379
May 8, 2026
1Y high
0.00006004
Dec 5, 2025
Normal band
0.00001531–0.00004149
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.86σ
351 observations
Natural Gas Futures to Lithium ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the NG-FUT/LC ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Natural Gas Futures / Lithium price chart below.
NG-FUT/LC ratio line
How many T of Lithium one MMBtu of Natural Gas Futures buys, over 1Y.
NG-FUT/LC ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the NG-FUT/LC ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Natural Gas Futures and Lithium 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 lithium ratio
Natural Gas Futures to Lithium ratio = Natural Gas Futures price per Million British Thermal Units ÷ Lithium price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of lithium per Million British Thermal Units of natural gas futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $2.76 ÷ $160,500.00 = 0.00001720. The inverse is 58152.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4647.62 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.00 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.75 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.77 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1885.63 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1351.00 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the natural gas futures to lithium ratio today?
The natural gas futures to lithium ratio is 0.00001720 — Natural Gas Futures at $2.76 per Million British Thermal Units divided by Lithium at $160,500.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the natural gas futures to lithium ratio?
Divide the natural gas futures price per Million British Thermal Units by the lithium 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 lithium per Million British Thermal Units of natural gas futures.
What is the inverse of the natural gas futures to lithium ratio?
The inverse, lithium to natural gas futures, is 58152 — how many Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas futures one Metric Ton of lithium buys.