Coal price (USD / metric tonne) - South Africa - 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 South Africa, the price of coal stood at 95.56 USD per metric tonne in May 2026, versus 94.78 in April 2026. This marks a gain of 0.82 percent.
Sample. The monthly series displayed in the plot has a total of 509 data points. The time span covered by the series extends from January 1984 to May 2026.
History. Here's a peek at a few statistics computed on the entire sample: the price registered a minimum of 21.25 in August 2002; it recorded its maximum of 302.00 in April 2022; it had a mean of 61.61.
Latest values
| Date | Value - USD / metric tonne |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 93.84 |
| 2026-04-30 | 94.78 |
| 2026-05-31 | 95.56 |
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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 | 677 | 1970-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |
| Coal price (USD / metric tonne) - South Africa - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 509 | 1984-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |