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Silver to Coal Ratio
The silver to coal ratio is 0.5246 — Silver at $68.98 per Troy Ounce divided by Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:28 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Silver to Coal ratio
1.000 T.oz of silver = 0.5246 T of coal
Inverse (COAL/XAG): 1.906 — one Metric Ton of coal buys that much silver.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (51th percentile of the last 1 year)
Silver
$68.98
per Troy Ounce
Coal
$131.50
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Troy Ounce ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of coal per Troy Ounce of silver. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:28:57 GMT.
1Y average
0.5498
median 0.5218
1Y low
0.3413
Aug 27, 2025
1Y high
1.086
Jan 27, 2026
Normal band
0.4218–0.6778
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.20σ
349 observations
Silver to Coal ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the XAG/COAL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Silver / Coal price chart below.
XAG/COAL ratio line
How many T of Coal one T.oz of Silver buys, over 1Y.
XAG/COAL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the XAG/COAL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Silver 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 silver to coal ratio
Silver to Coal ratio = Silver price per Troy Ounce ÷ Coal price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of coal per Troy Ounce of silver — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $68.98 ÷ $131.50 = 0.5246. The inverse is 1.906.
The flagship commodity ratios
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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 silver to coal ratio today?
The silver to coal ratio is 0.5246 — Silver at $68.98 per Troy Ounce divided by Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the silver to coal ratio?
Divide the silver price per Troy Ounce 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 Troy Ounce of silver.
What is the inverse of the silver to coal ratio?
The inverse, coal to silver, is 1.906 — how many Troy Ounces of silver one Metric Ton of coal buys.