South African Coal Price in International Commodity Markets

[ In USD per metric tonne (mt) ]

Month -

$90.56(-0.35%)

Latest South African Coal Price – January 2026

The Price of South African Coal in International Commodity Markets for January 2026.

Price per metric tonne (mt)$90.56 USD
Price per kg$0.09 USD
Change from previous month$-0.32 (-0.35%)
Growth in last 12 months-9.81%

South African Coal Price Monthly Change

South African Coal price in the international commodity market reached $90.56 per metric tonne (mt), $0.09 per kg in January 2026, down -0.35% from $90.88/mt in December 2025. Over the past 12 months, prices ranged between $90.56/mt and $100.41/mt, with an annual average of $93.82/mt.

Definition: A metric tonne (mt) is equal to 1000 kg.

The table below shows the **monthly South African Coal price changes** in international commodity markets. It includes the price per metric tonne (mt) and per kg, along with the month-over-month (MoM) change in USD and percentage.

Metric (12 months)$/mt$/kg
Highest Price$100.41$0.10
Average Price$93.82$0.09
Lowest Price$90.56$0.09
No.Month$/mt$/kg% chg
PriceNet-ChgPriceNet-Chg
1Feb 2025$100.41-2.87$0.10-0.0029-2.78%
2Mar 2025$97.99-2.42$0.098-0.0024-2.41%
3Apr 2025$95.56-2.43$0.096-0.0024-2.48%
4May 2025$94.33-1.23$0.094-0.0012-1.29%
5Jun 2025$93.78-0.55$0.094-0.00055-0.58%
6Jul 2025$93.64-0.14$0.094-0.00014-0.15%
7Aug 2025$93.29-0.35$0.093-0.00035-0.37%
8Sep 2025$92.27-1.02$0.092-0.0010-1.09%
9Oct 2025$91.58-0.69$0.092-0.00069-0.75%
10Nov 2025$91.55-0.03$0.0920.00-0.03%
11Dec 2025$90.88-0.67$0.091-0.00067-0.73%
12Jan 2026$90.56-0.32$0.091-0.00032-0.35%

South African Coal Price History

South African Coal price history in the international commodity market shows how south african coal responds to global economic changes, inflation, and geopolitical events.

No.Month$/mt$/kg% chg
PriceNet-ChgPriceNet-Chg
301Jan 2025$103.28-2.19$0.10-0.0022-2.08
300Dec 2024$105.47-1.35$0.11-0.0014-1.26
299Nov 2024$106.820.01$0.110.000.01
298Oct 2024$106.810.74$0.110.000740.7
297Sep 2024$106.07-0.14$0.11-0.00014-0.13
296Aug 2024$106.210.9$0.110.000900.85
295Jul 2024$105.310.01$0.110.000.01
294Jun 2024$105.3-0.33$0.11-0.00033-0.31
293May 2024$105.630.74$0.110.000740.71
292Apr 2024$104.890.05$0.100.000050.05
291Mar 2024$104.84-0.35$0.10-0.00035-0.34
290Feb 2024$105.19-1.56$0.11-0.0016-1.46
289Jan 2024$106.75-2.08$0.11-0.0021-1.91
288Dec 2023$108.83-0.17$0.11-0.00017-0.16
287Nov 2023$109-19.4$0.11-0.019-15.11
286Oct 2023$128.428.55$0.130.02928.59
285Sep 2023$99.852.25$0.1000.00232.3
284Aug 2023$97.60.85$0.0980.000850.88
283Jul 2023$96.75-1.83$0.097-0.0018-1.86
282Jun 2023$98.58-4.42$0.099-0.0044-4.29
281May 2023$103-30.75$0.10-0.031-22.99
280Apr 2023$133.75-3.09$0.13-0.0031-2.26
279Mar 2023$136.84-7.83$0.14-0.0078-5.41
278Feb 2023$144.67-27.33$0.14-0.027-15.89
277Jan 2023$172-43$0.17-0.043-20
276Dec 2022$21545.9$0.220.04627.15
275Nov 2022$169.1-22.12$0.17-0.022-11.57
274Oct 2022$191.22-43.76$0.19-0.044-18.62
273Sep 2022$234.98-39.64$0.23-0.040-14.43
272Aug 2022$274.625.53$0.270.00552.06
271Jul 2022$269.09-22.27$0.27-0.022-7.64
270Jun 2022$291.3611.36$0.290.0114.06
269May 2022$280-22$0.28-0.022-7.28
268Apr 2022$3027.58$0.300.00762.57
267Mar 2022$294.4298.02$0.290.09849.91
266Feb 2022$196.427.9$0.200.02816.56
265Jan 2022$168.526$0.170.02618.25
264Dec 2021$142.514.5$0.140.01511.33
263Nov 2021$128-71.65$0.13-0.072-35.89
262Oct 2021$199.6553.6$0.200.05436.7
261Sep 2021$146.058.13$0.150.00815.9
260Aug 2021$137.9215.59$0.140.01612.74
259Jul 2021$122.339.41$0.120.00948.33
258Jun 2021$112.9213.61$0.110.01413.7
257May 2021$99.3110.18$0.0990.01011.42
256Apr 2021$89.13-1.53$0.089-0.0015-1.69
255Mar 2021$90.667.9$0.0910.00799.55
254Feb 2021$82.76-4.09$0.083-0.0041-4.71
253Jan 2021$86.851.67$0.0870.00171.96
252Dec 2020$85.1815.75$0.0850.01622.68
251Nov 2020$69.438.39$0.0690.008413.75
250Oct 2020$61.043.57$0.0610.00366.21
249Sep 2020$57.470.09$0.0570.000090.16
248Aug 2020$57.380.78$0.0570.000781.38
247Jul 2020$56.6-0.21$0.057-0.00021-0.37
246Jun 2020$56.81-0.61$0.057-0.00061-1.06
245May 2020$57.420.84$0.0570.000841.48
244Apr 2020$56.58-11.31$0.057-0.011-16.66
243Mar 2020$67.89-12.1$0.068-0.012-15.13
242Feb 2020$79.99-2.1$0.080-0.0021-2.56
241Jan 2020$82.096.06$0.0820.00617.97
240Dec 2019$76.032.41$0.0760.00243.27
239Nov 2019$73.626.18$0.0740.00629.16
238Oct 2019$67.446.07$0.0670.00619.89
237Sep 2019$61.370.94$0.0610.000941.56
236Aug 2019$60.43-5.36$0.060-0.0054-8.15
235Jul 2019$65.792.85$0.0660.00294.53
234Jun 2019$62.94-5.99$0.063-0.0060-8.69
233May 2019$68.93-3.56$0.069-0.0036-4.91
232Apr 2019$72.49-6.32$0.072-0.0063-8.02
231Mar 2019$78.81-5.35$0.079-0.0054-6.36
230Feb 2019$84.16-7.13$0.084-0.0071-7.81
229Jan 2019$91.29-4.12$0.091-0.0041-4.32
228Dec 2018$95.413.83$0.0950.00384.18
227Nov 2018$91.58-8.76$0.092-0.0088-8.73
226Oct 2018$100.34-1.8$0.10-0.0018-1.76
225Sep 2018$102.143.66$0.100.00373.72
224Aug 2018$98.48-7.54$0.098-0.0075-7.11
223Jul 2018$106.022.14$0.110.00212.06
222Jun 2018$103.881.99$0.100.00201.95
221May 2018$101.899.57$0.100.009610.37
220Apr 2018$92.322.82$0.0920.00283.15
219Mar 2018$89.5-3.18$0.090-0.0032-3.43
218Feb 2018$92.68-4.8$0.093-0.0048-4.92
217Jan 2018$97.482$0.0970.00202.09
216Dec 2017$95.484.09$0.0950.00414.48
215Nov 2017$91.39-0.04$0.0910.00-0.04
214Oct 2017$91.43-0.83$0.091-0.00083-0.9
213Sep 2017$92.264.42$0.0920.00445.03
212Aug 2017$87.846.15$0.0880.00627.53
211Jul 2017$81.692.49$0.0820.00253.14
210Jun 2017$79.24.79$0.0790.00486.44
209May 2017$74.41-4.48$0.074-0.0045-5.68
208Apr 2017$78.89-0.22$0.079-0.00022-0.28
207Mar 2017$79.11-4.49$0.079-0.0045-5.37
206Feb 2017$83.6-2.89$0.084-0.0029-3.34
205Jan 2017$86.496.3$0.0860.00637.86
204Dec 2016$80.19-8.96$0.080-0.0090-10.05
203Nov 2016$89.155.36$0.0890.00546.4
202Oct 2016$83.7915.46$0.0840.01522.63
201Sep 2016$68.331.99$0.0680.00203
200Aug 2016$66.343.95$0.0660.00406.33
199Jul 2016$62.393.8$0.0620.00386.49
198Jun 2016$58.594.35$0.0590.00448.02
197May 2016$54.241.89$0.0540.00193.61
196Apr 2016$52.35-0.22$0.052-0.00022-0.42
195Mar 2016$52.572.24$0.0530.00224.45
194Feb 2016$50.331.24$0.0500.00122.53
193Jan 2016$49.090.32$0.0490.000320.66
192Dec 2015$48.77-4.57$0.049-0.0046-8.57
191Nov 2015$53.343.23$0.0530.00326.45
190Oct 2015$50.11-1.27$0.050-0.0013-2.47
189Sep 2015$51.38-3.64$0.051-0.0036-6.62
188Aug 2015$55.02-2.88$0.055-0.0029-4.97
187Jul 2015$57.9-2.81$0.058-0.0028-4.63
186Jun 2015$60.71-0.92$0.061-0.00092-1.49
185May 2015$61.632.68$0.0620.00274.55
184Apr 2015$58.95-0.97$0.059-0.0010-1.62
183Mar 2015$59.92-3.56$0.060-0.0036-5.61
182Feb 2015$63.484.19$0.0630.00427.07
181Jan 2015$59.29-6.85$0.059-0.0069-10.36
180Dec 2014$66.140.48$0.0660.000480.73
179Nov 2014$65.66-0.08$0.066-0.00008-0.12
178Oct 2014$65.74-2.12$0.066-0.0021-3.12
177Sep 2014$67.86-3.33$0.068-0.0033-4.68
176Aug 2014$71.19-0.25$0.071-0.00025-0.35
175Jul 2014$71.44-2.65$0.071-0.0027-3.58
174Jun 2014$74.09-1.69$0.074-0.0017-2.23
173May 2014$75.780.72$0.0760.000720.96
172Apr 2014$75.060.46$0.0750.000460.62
171Mar 2014$74.6-3$0.075-0.0030-3.87
170Feb 2014$77.6-5.3$0.078-0.0053-6.39
169Jan 2014$82.9-1.71$0.083-0.0017-2.03
168Dec 2013$84.620.8$0.0850.000800.95
167Nov 2013$83.823.17$0.0840.00323.93
166Oct 2013$80.657.55$0.0810.007610.33
165Sep 2013$73.10.19$0.0730.000190.25
164Aug 2013$72.910.27$0.0730.000270.37
163Jul 2013$72.64-4.65$0.073-0.0047-6.01
162Jun 2013$77.29-4.5$0.077-0.0045-5.5
161May 2013$81.79-0.23$0.082-0.00023-0.28
160Apr 2013$82.02-0.75$0.082-0.00075-0.91
159Mar 2013$82.77-2.36$0.083-0.0024-2.77
158Feb 2013$85.13-1$0.085-0.0010-1.16
157Jan 2013$86.13-2.71$0.086-0.0027-3.05
156Dec 2012$88.843.1$0.0890.00313.62
155Nov 2012$85.742.94$0.0860.00293.55
154Oct 2012$82.8-3.02$0.083-0.0030-3.52
153Sep 2012$85.82-3.29$0.086-0.0033-3.69
152Aug 2012$89.111.78$0.0890.00182.04
151Jul 2012$87.332.02$0.0870.00202.37
150Jun 2012$85.31-8.46$0.085-0.0085-9.02
149May 2012$93.77-7.56$0.094-0.0076-7.46
148Apr 2012$101.33-2.1$0.10-0.0021-2.03
147Mar 2012$103.43-1.87$0.10-0.0019-1.78
146Feb 2012$105.3-0.96$0.11-0.0010-0.9
145Jan 2012$106.262.07$0.110.00211.99
144Dec 2011$104.19-1.28$0.10-0.0013-1.21
143Nov 2011$105.47-5.41$0.11-0.0054-4.88
142Oct 2011$110.88-4.74$0.11-0.0047-4.1
141Sep 2011$115.62-2.65$0.12-0.0027-2.24
140Aug 2011$118.272$0.120.00201.72
139Jul 2011$116.27-2.74$0.12-0.0027-2.3
138Jun 2011$119.01-1.45$0.12-0.0015-1.2
137May 2011$120.46-3.57$0.12-0.0036-2.88
136Apr 2011$124.033.03$0.120.00302.5
135Mar 2011$1213.26$0.120.00332.77
134Feb 2011$117.74-4.88$0.12-0.0049-3.98
133Jan 2011$122.627.38$0.120.00746.4
132Dec 2010$115.2412.04$0.120.01211.67
131Nov 2010$103.212.21$0.100.01213.42
130Oct 2010$90.995.17$0.0910.00526.02
129Sep 2010$85.82-2.08$0.086-0.0021-2.37
128Aug 2010$87.9-2.71$0.088-0.0027-2.99
127Jul 2010$90.61-2.2$0.091-0.0022-2.37
126Jun 2010$92.811.88$0.0930.00192.06
125May 2010$90.942.24$0.0910.00222.52
124Apr 2010$88.75.74$0.0890.00576.92
123Mar 2010$82.96-0.4$0.083-0.00040-0.48
122Feb 2010$83.36-3.58$0.083-0.0036-4.12
121Jan 2010$86.9413.14$0.0870.01317.8
120Dec 2009$73.87.36$0.0740.007411.08
119Nov 2009$66.442.09$0.0660.00213.25
118Oct 2009$64.353.22$0.0640.00325.27
117Sep 2009$61.13-3.12$0.061-0.0031-4.86
116Aug 2009$64.253.15$0.0640.00325.16
115Jul 2009$61.10.9$0.0610.000901.5
114Jun 2009$60.22.17$0.0600.00223.74
113May 2009$58.03-4.85$0.058-0.0049-7.71
112Apr 2009$62.884.32$0.0630.00437.38
111Mar 2009$58.56-10.5$0.059-0.011-15.2
110Feb 2009$69.06-7.34$0.069-0.0073-9.61
109Jan 2009$76.4-0.85$0.076-0.00085-1.1
108Dec 2008$77.25-12.13$0.077-0.012-13.57
107Nov 2008$89.38-20.32$0.089-0.020-18.52
106Oct 2008$109.7-38.05$0.11-0.038-25.75
105Sep 2008$147.75-9.15$0.15-0.0092-5.83
104Aug 2008$156.9-10.85$0.16-0.011-6.47
103Jul 2008$167.7525.37$0.170.02517.82
102Jun 2008$142.3821.68$0.140.02217.96
101May 2008$120.711.95$0.120.01210.99
100Apr 2008$108.75-2.25$0.11-0.0023-2.03
99Mar 2008$111-4$0.11-0.0040-3.48
98Feb 2008$11514.38$0.120.01414.29
97Jan 2008$100.626.37$0.100.00646.76
96Dec 2007$94.254.5$0.0940.00455.01
95Nov 2007$89.7516.63$0.0900.01722.74
94Oct 2007$73.1210.31$0.0730.01016.41
93Sep 2007$62.812.63$0.0630.00264.37
92Aug 2007$60.182.12$0.0600.00213.65
91Jul 2007$58.061.28$0.0580.00132.25
90Jun 2007$56.786.53$0.0570.006513
89May 2007$50.25-1.11$0.050-0.0011-2.16
88Apr 2007$51.36-2.12$0.051-0.0021-3.96
87Mar 2007$53.481.84$0.0530.00183.56
86Feb 2007$51.641.5$0.0520.00152.99
85Jan 2007$50.14-0.55$0.050-0.00055-1.09
84Dec 2006$50.692.49$0.0510.00255.16
83Nov 2006$48.2-1.01$0.048-0.0010-2.06
82Oct 2006$49.210.46$0.0490.000460.95
81Sep 2006$48.75-4.84$0.049-0.0048-9.03
80Aug 2006$53.591.91$0.0540.00193.69
79Jul 2006$51.68-0.7$0.052-0.00070-1.33
78Jun 2006$52.381.98$0.0520.00203.92
77May 2006$50.4-4.48$0.050-0.0045-8.15
76Apr 2006$54.880.38$0.0550.000380.69
75Mar 2006$54.55.1$0.0550.005110.32
74Feb 2006$49.44.74$0.0490.004710.61
73Jan 2006$44.663.66$0.0450.00378.93
72Dec 2005$412.92$0.0410.00297.66
71Nov 2005$38.08-5.17$0.038-0.0052-11.95
70Oct 2005$43.25-3.38$0.043-0.0034-7.24
69Sep 2005$46.63-2.88$0.047-0.0029-5.81
68Aug 2005$49.5-1.81$0.050-0.0018-3.53
67Jul 2005$51.312.19$0.0510.00224.45
66Jun 2005$49.133.25$0.0490.00337.08
65May 2005$45.88-0.38$0.046-0.00038-0.81
64Apr 2005$46.250.95$0.0460.00102.1
63Mar 2005$45.3-1.33$0.045-0.0013-2.84
62Feb 2005$46.63-4.79$0.047-0.0048-9.32
61Jan 2005$51.42-2.87$0.051-0.0029-5.29
60Dec 2004$54.29-6.46$0.054-0.0065-10.64
59Nov 2004$60.751.06$0.0610.00111.78
58Oct 2004$59.69-1.31$0.060-0.0013-2.15
57Sep 2004$61-2.63$0.061-0.0026-4.13
56Aug 2004$63.63-4.88$0.064-0.0049-7.12
55Jul 2004$68.55.95$0.0690.00609.51
54Jun 2004$62.559.99$0.0630.01019
53May 2004$52.565.31$0.0530.005311.24
52Apr 2004$47.254.75$0.0470.004811.18
51Mar 2004$42.50.25$0.0430.000250.59
50Feb 2004$42.251$0.0420.00102.42
49Jan 2004$41.252.56$0.0410.00266.62
48Dec 2003$38.69-0.5$0.039-0.00050-1.28
47Nov 2003$39.192.5$0.0390.00256.81
46Oct 2003$36.692.55$0.0370.00267.47
45Sep 2003$34.143.95$0.0340.004013.08
44Aug 2003$30.190.69$0.0300.000692.33
43Jul 2003$29.52.75$0.0300.002810.28
42Jun 2003$26.753.1$0.0270.003113.11
41May 2003$23.65-0.18$0.024-0.00018-0.73
40Apr 2003$23.83-1.93$0.024-0.0019-7.48
39Mar 2003$25.75-1.25$0.026-0.0013-4.63
38Feb 2003$27-0.46$0.027-0.00046-1.68
37Jan 2003$27.460.52$0.0270.000521.94
36Dec 2002$26.94-0.04$0.0270.00-0.15
35Nov 2002$26.98-0.37$0.027-0.00037-1.35
34Oct 2002$27.354.27$0.0270.004318.5
33Sep 2002$23.081.83$0.0230.00188.61
32Aug 2002$21.25-1.48$0.021-0.0015-6.51
31Jul 2002$22.73-1.65$0.023-0.0017-6.77
30Jun 2002$24.38-1.37$0.024-0.0014-5.32
29May 2002$25.75-1.08$0.026-0.0011-4.03
28Apr 2002$26.83-1.52$0.027-0.0015-5.36
27Mar 2002$28.35-0.6$0.028-0.00060-2.07
26Feb 2002$28.95-0.75$0.029-0.00075-2.53
25Jan 2002$29.7-0.75$0.030-0.00075-2.46
24Dec 2001$30.45-1.05$0.030-0.0011-3.33
23Nov 2001$31.5-1.53$0.032-0.0015-4.63
22Oct 2001$33.03-0.03$0.0330.00-0.09
21Sep 2001$33.06-1.09$0.033-0.0011-3.19
20Aug 2001$34.15-0.2$0.034-0.00020-0.58
19Jul 2001$34.35-0.4$0.034-0.00040-1.15
18Jun 2001$34.750$0.0350.000
17May 2001$34.75-0.78$0.035-0.00078-2.2
16Apr 2001$35.530.03$0.0360.000.08
15Mar 2001$35.51.15$0.0360.00123.35
14Feb 2001$34.35-0.6$0.034-0.00060-1.72
13Jan 2001$34.950.25$0.0350.000250.72
12Dec 2000$34.78.53$0.0350.008532.59
11Nov 2000$26.17-2.01$0.026-0.0020-7.13
10Oct 2000$28.181.18$0.0280.00124.37
9Sep 2000$270$0.0270.000
8Aug 2000$270$0.0270.000
7Jul 2000$270$0.0270.000
6Jun 2000$270.95$0.0270.00103.65
5May 2000$26.051.11$0.0260.00114.45
4Apr 2000$24.940.54$0.0250.000542.21
3Mar 2000$24.40.78$0.0240.000783.3
2Feb 2000$23.620.84$0.0240.000843.69
1Jan 2000$22.78-$0.023--