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 was 135.20 USD per metric tonne in August 2026, compared to 131.90 in July 2026. This marks an increase of 2.50 percent.
Sample. The monthly time series displayed in the graph has 680 data points overall. The series covers the time period going from January 1970 to August 2026.
History. Here are a few simple statistics we computed on the entire sample: the price was equal on average to 59.50; it achieved a maximum of 430.80 in September 2022; it reached its minimum of 7.80 in January 1970.
Latest values
| Date | Value - USD / metric tonne |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 138.500 |
| 2026-07-31 | 131.900 |
| 2026-08-31 | 135.200 |
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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 | 680 | 1970-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Coal price (USD / metric tonne) - South Africa - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 512 | 1984-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |