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 96.80 USD per metric tonne in August 2026, compared to 96.30 in July. This represents a gain of 0.52 percent.
Sample. There are 512 data points overall in the monthly time series displayed in the figure above. The span of time covered by the series extends from January 1984 to August 2026.
History. Here's a peek at a few simple statistics computed on the whole sample: the price was equal on average to 61.82; it recorded its highest level of 302.00 in April 2022; it reached its lowest level of 21.30 in August 2002.
Latest values
| Date | Value - USD / metric tonne |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 96.3000 |
| 2026-07-31 | 96.3000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 96.8000 |
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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 |