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Natural Gas Futures to Methanol Ratio
The natural gas futures to methanol ratio is 0.0009752 — Natural Gas Futures at $2.79 per Million British Thermal Units divided by Methanol at $2,861.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:26 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Natural Gas Futures to Methanol ratio
1.000 MMBtu of natural gas futures = 0.0009752 T of methanol
Inverse (METH/NG-FUT): 1025 — one Metric Ton of methanol buys that much natural gas futures.
Below its 1 year average. (18th percentile of the last 1 year)
Natural Gas Futures
$2.79
per Million British Thermal Units
Methanol
$2,861.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Million British Thermal Units ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of methanol per Million British Thermal Units of natural gas futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:26:11 GMT.
1Y average
0.001386
median 0.001315
1Y low
0.0007622
Apr 7, 2026
1Y high
0.003003
Jan 25, 2026
Normal band
0.0009303–0.001841
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.90σ
344 observations
Natural Gas Futures to Methanol ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the NG-FUT/METH ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Natural Gas Futures / Methanol price chart below.
NG-FUT/METH ratio line
How many T of Methanol one MMBtu of Natural Gas Futures buys, over 1Y.
NG-FUT/METH ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the NG-FUT/METH ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Natural Gas Futures and Methanol 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 methanol ratio
Natural Gas Futures to Methanol ratio = Natural Gas Futures price per Million British Thermal Units ÷ Methanol price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of methanol per Million British Thermal Units of natural gas futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $2.79 ÷ $2,861.00 = 0.0009752. The inverse is 1025.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4640.70 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 68.90 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.88 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.78 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1883.84 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1350.90 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the natural gas futures to methanol ratio today?
The natural gas futures to methanol ratio is 0.0009752 — Natural Gas Futures at $2.79 per Million British Thermal Units divided by Methanol at $2,861.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the natural gas futures to methanol ratio?
Divide the natural gas futures price per Million British Thermal Units by the methanol 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 methanol per Million British Thermal Units of natural gas futures.
What is the inverse of the natural gas futures to methanol ratio?
The inverse, methanol to natural gas futures, is 1025 — how many Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas futures one Metric Ton of methanol buys.