Coal price (USD / metric tonne) - Australia - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Coal prices (World Bank Pink Sheets)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Australia, the price of coal stood at 147.10 USD per metric tonne in September 2026, compared to 135.20 in August 2026. This represents a gain of 8.80 percent.
Sample. This monthly time series has 681 records. The time period covered by the series is from January 1970 to September 2026.
History. Have a look at some descriptive statistics we calculated on the entire sample: the price was equal on average to 59.63; it reached a trough of 7.80 in January 1970; it peaked at 430.80 in September 2022.
Latest values
| Date | Value - USD / metric tonne |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 131.900 |
| 2026-08-31 | 135.200 |
| 2026-09-30 | 147.100 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Commodity price |
| Country or region | World |
| Economic concept | Price |
| Data type | Price estimates |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | USD / metric tonne |
| Sources | World Bank |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Creative Commons Attribution Licence |
| Measure type | Level |
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Coal prices
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal price (USD / metric tonne) - Australia - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 681 | 1970-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Coal price (USD / metric tonne) - South Africa - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 513 | 1984-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |