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 was 90.56 USD per metric tonne in January 2026, compared to 90.88 in December 2025. This marks a decrease of 0.35 percent.
Sample. There are 505 records in the monthly series presented in the plot above. The series covers the time span extending from January 1984 to January 2026.
History. Here's a peek at a few simple statistics calculated on the whole sample: the price was equal on average to 61.36; it hit a trough of 21.25 in August 2002; it hit a peak of 302.00 in April 2022.
Latest values
| Date | Value - USD / metric tonne |
|---|---|
| 2025-11-30 | 91.55 |
| 2025-12-31 | 90.88 |
| 2026-01-31 | 90.56 |
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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 | 673 | 1970-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
| Coal price (USD / metric tonne) - South Africa - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 505 | 1984-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |