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US Diesel to Coal Ratio
The us diesel to coal ratio is 0.03767 — US Diesel at $5.60 per Gallon divided by Coal at $148.65 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Sep 5, 2026, 11:08 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
US Diesel to Coal ratio
1.000 gal of us diesel = 0.03767 T of coal
Inverse (COAL/DIESEL-US): 26.54 — one Metric Ton of coal buys that much us diesel.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (42th percentile of the last 1 year)
US Diesel
$5.60
per Gallon
Coal
$148.65
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Gallon ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of coal per Gallon of us diesel. Prices as of Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:08:58 GMT.
Prices on this page are delayed by up to 15 minutes. For real-time rates, use the CommodityPriceAPI.
1Y average
0.03830
median 0.03942
1Y low
0.03261
Jun 29, 2026
1Y high
0.04297
Aug 24, 2026
Normal band
0.03500–0.04159
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.19σ
12 observations
US Diesel to Coal ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the DIESEL-US/COAL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the US Diesel / Coal price chart below.
DIESEL-US/COAL ratio line
How many T of Coal one gal of US Diesel buys, over 1Y.
DIESEL-US/COAL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the DIESEL-US/COAL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
US Diesel 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 us diesel to coal ratio
US Diesel to Coal ratio = US Diesel price per Gallon ÷ Coal price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of coal per Gallon of us diesel — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $5.60 ÷ $148.65 = 0.03767. The inverse is 26.54.
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|---|---|---|---|
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Frequently asked questions
What is the us diesel to coal ratio today?
The us diesel to coal ratio is 0.03767 — US Diesel at $5.60 per Gallon divided by Coal at $148.65 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the us diesel to coal ratio?
Divide the us diesel price per Gallon 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 Gallon of us diesel.
What is the inverse of the us diesel to coal ratio?
The inverse, coal to us diesel, is 26.54 — how many Gallons of us diesel one Metric Ton of coal buys.