South African Coal Price in International Commodity Markets

[ In USD per metric tonne (mt) ]

Month -

$96.80(0.52%)

Latest South African Coal Price – August 2026

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

Price per metric tonne (mt)$96.80 USD
Price per kg$0.10 USD
Change from previous month$0.50 (0.52%)
Growth in last 12 months4.88%

South African Coal Price Monthly Change

South African Coal price in the international commodity market reached $96.80 per metric tonne (mt), $0.10 per kg in August 2026, up 0.52% from $96.30/mt in July 2026. Over the past 12 months, prices ranged between $90.60/mt and $96.80/mt, with an annual average of $93.48/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$96.8$0.10
Average Price$93.48$0.09
Lowest Price$90.6$0.09
No.Month$/mt$/kg% chg
PriceNet-ChgPriceNet-Chg
1Sep 2025$92.30-1.00$0.092-0.0010-1.07%
2Oct 2025$91.60-0.70$0.092-0.00070-0.76%
3Nov 2025$91.600.00$0.0920.000.00%
4Dec 2025$90.90-0.70$0.091-0.00070-0.76%
5Jan 2026$90.60-0.30$0.091-0.00030-0.33%
6Feb 2026$91.200.60$0.0910.000600.66%
7Mar 2026$93.802.60$0.0940.00262.85%
8Apr 2026$94.801.00$0.0950.00101.07%
9May 2026$95.600.80$0.0960.000800.84%
10Jun 2026$96.300.70$0.0960.000700.73%
11Jul 2026$96.300.00$0.0960.000.00%
12Aug 2026$96.800.50$0.0970.000500.52%

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
308Aug 2025$93.3-0.3$0.093-0.00030-0.32
307Jul 2025$93.6-0.2$0.094-0.00020-0.21
306Jun 2025$93.8-0.5$0.094-0.00050-0.53
305May 2025$94.3-1.3$0.094-0.0013-1.36
304Apr 2025$95.6-2.4$0.096-0.0024-2.45
303Mar 2025$98-2.4$0.098-0.0024-2.39
302Feb 2025$100.4-2.9$0.10-0.0029-2.81
301Jan 2025$103.3-2.2$0.10-0.0022-2.09
300Dec 2024$105.5-1.3$0.11-0.0013-1.22
299Nov 2024$106.80$0.110.000
298Oct 2024$106.80.7$0.110.000700.66
297Sep 2024$106.1-0.1$0.11-0.00010-0.09
296Aug 2024$106.20.9$0.110.000900.85
295Jul 2024$105.30$0.110.000
294Jun 2024$105.3-0.3$0.11-0.00030-0.28
293May 2024$105.60.7$0.110.000700.67
292Apr 2024$104.90.1$0.100.000100.1
291Mar 2024$104.8-0.4$0.10-0.00040-0.38
290Feb 2024$105.2-1.6$0.11-0.0016-1.5
289Jan 2024$106.8-2$0.11-0.0020-1.84
288Dec 2023$108.8-0.2$0.11-0.00020-0.18
287Nov 2023$109-19.4$0.11-0.019-15.11
286Oct 2023$128.428.5$0.130.02928.53
285Sep 2023$99.92.3$0.1000.00232.36
284Aug 2023$97.60.8$0.0980.000800.83
283Jul 2023$96.8-1.8$0.097-0.0018-1.83
282Jun 2023$98.6-4.4$0.099-0.0044-4.27
281May 2023$103-30.7$0.10-0.031-22.96
280Apr 2023$133.7-3.1$0.13-0.0031-2.27
279Mar 2023$136.8-7.9$0.14-0.0079-5.46
278Feb 2023$144.7-27.3$0.14-0.027-15.87
277Jan 2023$172-43$0.17-0.043-20
276Dec 2022$21545.9$0.220.04627.14
275Nov 2022$169.1-22.1$0.17-0.022-11.56
274Oct 2022$191.2-43.8$0.19-0.044-18.64
273Sep 2022$235-39.6$0.24-0.040-14.42
272Aug 2022$274.65.5$0.270.00552.04
271Jul 2022$269.1-22.3$0.27-0.022-7.65
270Jun 2022$291.411.4$0.290.0114.07
269May 2022$280-22$0.28-0.022-7.28
268Apr 2022$3027.6$0.300.00762.58
267Mar 2022$294.498$0.290.09849.9
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$128-71.7$0.13-0.072-35.9
262Oct 2021$199.753.6$0.200.05436.69
261Sep 2021$146.18.2$0.150.00825.95
260Aug 2021$137.915.6$0.140.01612.76
259Jul 2021$122.39.4$0.120.00948.33
258Jun 2021$112.913.6$0.110.01413.7
257May 2021$99.310.2$0.0990.01011.45
256Apr 2021$89.1-1.6$0.089-0.0016-1.76
255Mar 2021$90.77.9$0.0910.00799.54
254Feb 2021$82.8-4.1$0.083-0.0041-4.72
253Jan 2021$86.91.7$0.0870.00172
252Dec 2020$85.215.8$0.0850.01622.77
251Nov 2020$69.48.4$0.0690.008413.77
250Oct 2020$613.5$0.0610.00356.09
249Sep 2020$57.50.1$0.0580.000100.17
248Aug 2020$57.40.8$0.0570.000801.41
247Jul 2020$56.6-0.2$0.057-0.00020-0.35
246Jun 2020$56.8-0.6$0.057-0.00060-1.05
245May 2020$57.40.8$0.0570.000801.41
244Apr 2020$56.6-11.3$0.057-0.011-16.64
243Mar 2020$67.9-12.1$0.068-0.012-15.13
242Feb 2020$80-2.1$0.080-0.0021-2.56
241Jan 2020$82.16.1$0.0820.00618.03
240Dec 2019$762.4$0.0760.00243.26
239Nov 2019$73.66.2$0.0740.00629.2
238Oct 2019$67.46$0.0670.00609.77
237Sep 2019$61.41$0.0610.00101.66
236Aug 2019$60.4-5.4$0.060-0.0054-8.21
235Jul 2019$65.82.9$0.0660.00294.61
234Jun 2019$62.9-6$0.063-0.0060-8.71
233May 2019$68.9-3.6$0.069-0.0036-4.97
232Apr 2019$72.5-6.3$0.073-0.0063-7.99
231Mar 2019$78.8-5.4$0.079-0.0054-6.41
230Feb 2019$84.2-7.1$0.084-0.0071-7.78
229Jan 2019$91.3-4.1$0.091-0.0041-4.3
228Dec 2018$95.43.8$0.0950.00384.15
227Nov 2018$91.6-8.7$0.092-0.0087-8.67
226Oct 2018$100.3-1.8$0.10-0.0018-1.76
225Sep 2018$102.13.6$0.100.00363.65
224Aug 2018$98.5-7.5$0.099-0.0075-7.08
223Jul 2018$1062.1$0.110.00212.02
222Jun 2018$103.92$0.100.00201.96
221May 2018$101.99.6$0.100.009610.4
220Apr 2018$92.32.8$0.0920.00283.13
219Mar 2018$89.5-3.2$0.090-0.0032-3.45
218Feb 2018$92.7-4.8$0.093-0.0048-4.92
217Jan 2018$97.52$0.0980.00202.09
216Dec 2017$95.54.1$0.0960.00414.49
215Nov 2017$91.40$0.0910.000
214Oct 2017$91.4-0.9$0.091-0.00090-0.98
213Sep 2017$92.34.5$0.0920.00455.13
212Aug 2017$87.86.1$0.0880.00617.47
211Jul 2017$81.72.5$0.0820.00253.16
210Jun 2017$79.24.8$0.0790.00486.45
209May 2017$74.4-4.5$0.074-0.0045-5.7
208Apr 2017$78.9-0.2$0.079-0.00020-0.25
207Mar 2017$79.1-4.5$0.079-0.0045-5.38
206Feb 2017$83.6-2.9$0.084-0.0029-3.35
205Jan 2017$86.56.3$0.0870.00637.86
204Dec 2016$80.2-9$0.080-0.0090-10.09
203Nov 2016$89.25.4$0.0890.00546.44
202Oct 2016$83.815.5$0.0840.01622.69
201Sep 2016$68.32$0.0680.00203.02
200Aug 2016$66.33.9$0.0660.00396.25
199Jul 2016$62.43.8$0.0620.00386.48
198Jun 2016$58.64.4$0.0590.00448.12
197May 2016$54.21.8$0.0540.00183.44
196Apr 2016$52.4-0.2$0.052-0.00020-0.38
195Mar 2016$52.62.3$0.0530.00234.57
194Feb 2016$50.31.2$0.0500.00122.44
193Jan 2016$49.10.3$0.0490.000300.61
192Dec 2015$48.8-4.5$0.049-0.0045-8.44
191Nov 2015$53.33.2$0.0530.00326.39
190Oct 2015$50.1-1.3$0.050-0.0013-2.53
189Sep 2015$51.4-3.6$0.051-0.0036-6.55
188Aug 2015$55-2.9$0.055-0.0029-5.01
187Jul 2015$57.9-2.8$0.058-0.0028-4.61
186Jun 2015$60.7-0.9$0.061-0.00090-1.46
185May 2015$61.62.6$0.0620.00264.41
184Apr 2015$59-0.9$0.059-0.00090-1.5
183Mar 2015$59.9-3.6$0.060-0.0036-5.67
182Feb 2015$63.54.2$0.0640.00427.08
181Jan 2015$59.3-6.8$0.059-0.0068-10.29
180Dec 2014$66.10.4$0.0660.000400.61
179Nov 2014$65.70$0.0660.000
178Oct 2014$65.7-2.2$0.066-0.0022-3.24
177Sep 2014$67.9-3.3$0.068-0.0033-4.63
176Aug 2014$71.2-0.2$0.071-0.00020-0.28
175Jul 2014$71.4-2.7$0.071-0.0027-3.64
174Jun 2014$74.1-1.7$0.074-0.0017-2.24
173May 2014$75.80.7$0.0760.000700.93
172Apr 2014$75.10.5$0.0750.000500.67
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$82.9-1.7$0.083-0.0017-2.01
168Dec 2013$84.60.8$0.0850.000800.95
167Nov 2013$83.83.2$0.0840.00323.97
166Oct 2013$80.67.5$0.0810.007510.26
165Sep 2013$73.10.2$0.0730.000200.27
164Aug 2013$72.90.3$0.0730.000300.41
163Jul 2013$72.6-4.7$0.073-0.0047-6.08
162Jun 2013$77.3-4.5$0.077-0.0045-5.5
161May 2013$81.8-0.2$0.082-0.00020-0.24
160Apr 2013$82-0.8$0.082-0.00080-0.97
159Mar 2013$82.8-2.3$0.083-0.0023-2.7
158Feb 2013$85.1-1$0.085-0.0010-1.16
157Jan 2013$86.1-2.7$0.086-0.0027-3.04
156Dec 2012$88.83.1$0.0890.00313.62
155Nov 2012$85.72.9$0.0860.00293.5
154Oct 2012$82.8-3$0.083-0.0030-3.5
153Sep 2012$85.8-3.3$0.086-0.0033-3.7
152Aug 2012$89.11.8$0.0890.00182.06
151Jul 2012$87.32$0.0870.00202.34
150Jun 2012$85.3-8.5$0.085-0.0085-9.06
149May 2012$93.8-7.5$0.094-0.0075-7.4
148Apr 2012$101.3-2.1$0.10-0.0021-2.03
147Mar 2012$103.4-1.9$0.10-0.0019-1.8
146Feb 2012$105.3-1$0.11-0.0010-0.94
145Jan 2012$106.32.1$0.110.00212.02
144Dec 2011$104.2-1.3$0.10-0.0013-1.23
143Nov 2011$105.5-5.4$0.11-0.0054-4.87
142Oct 2011$110.9-4.7$0.11-0.0047-4.07
141Sep 2011$115.6-2.7$0.12-0.0027-2.28
140Aug 2011$118.32$0.120.00201.72
139Jul 2011$116.3-2.7$0.12-0.0027-2.27
138Jun 2011$119-1.5$0.12-0.0015-1.24
137May 2011$120.5-3.5$0.12-0.0035-2.82
136Apr 2011$1243$0.120.00302.48
135Mar 2011$1213.3$0.120.00332.8
134Feb 2011$117.7-4.9$0.12-0.0049-4
133Jan 2011$122.67.4$0.120.00746.42
132Dec 2010$115.212$0.120.01211.63
131Nov 2010$103.212.2$0.100.01213.41
130Oct 2010$915.2$0.0910.00526.06
129Sep 2010$85.8-2.1$0.086-0.0021-2.39
128Aug 2010$87.9-2.7$0.088-0.0027-2.98
127Jul 2010$90.6-2.2$0.091-0.0022-2.37
126Jun 2010$92.81.9$0.0930.00192.09
125May 2010$90.92.2$0.0910.00222.48
124Apr 2010$88.75.7$0.0890.00576.87
123Mar 2010$83-0.4$0.083-0.00040-0.48
122Feb 2010$83.4-3.5$0.083-0.0035-4.03
121Jan 2010$86.913.1$0.0870.01317.75
120Dec 2009$73.87.4$0.0740.007411.14
119Nov 2009$66.42$0.0660.00203.11
118Oct 2009$64.43.3$0.0640.00335.4
117Sep 2009$61.1-3.2$0.061-0.0032-4.98
116Aug 2009$64.33.2$0.0640.00325.24
115Jul 2009$61.10.9$0.0610.000901.5
114Jun 2009$60.22.2$0.0600.00223.79
113May 2009$58-4.9$0.058-0.0049-7.79
112Apr 2009$62.94.3$0.0630.00437.34
111Mar 2009$58.6-10.5$0.059-0.011-15.2
110Feb 2009$69.1-7.3$0.069-0.0073-9.55
109Jan 2009$76.4-0.9$0.076-0.00090-1.16
108Dec 2008$77.3-12.1$0.077-0.012-13.53
107Nov 2008$89.4-20.3$0.089-0.020-18.51
106Oct 2008$109.7-38.1$0.11-0.038-25.78
105Sep 2008$147.8-9.1$0.15-0.0091-5.8
104Aug 2008$156.9-10.9$0.16-0.011-6.5
103Jul 2008$167.825.4$0.170.02517.84
102Jun 2008$142.421.7$0.140.02217.98
101May 2008$120.711.9$0.120.01210.94
100Apr 2008$108.8-2.2$0.11-0.0022-1.98
99Mar 2008$111-4$0.11-0.0040-3.48
98Feb 2008$11514.4$0.120.01414.31
97Jan 2008$100.66.3$0.100.00636.68
96Dec 2007$94.34.5$0.0940.00455.01
95Nov 2007$89.816.7$0.0900.01722.85
94Oct 2007$73.110.3$0.0730.01016.4
93Sep 2007$62.82.6$0.0630.00264.32
92Aug 2007$60.22.1$0.0600.00213.61
91Jul 2007$58.11.3$0.0580.00132.29
90Jun 2007$56.86.5$0.0570.006512.92
89May 2007$50.3-1.1$0.050-0.0011-2.14
88Apr 2007$51.4-2.1$0.051-0.0021-3.93
87Mar 2007$53.51.9$0.0540.00193.68
86Feb 2007$51.61.5$0.0520.00152.99
85Jan 2007$50.1-0.6$0.050-0.00060-1.18
84Dec 2006$50.72.5$0.0510.00255.19
83Nov 2006$48.2-1$0.048-0.0010-2.03
82Oct 2006$49.20.4$0.0490.000400.82
81Sep 2006$48.8-4.8$0.049-0.0048-8.96
80Aug 2006$53.61.9$0.0540.00193.68
79Jul 2006$51.7-0.7$0.052-0.00070-1.34
78Jun 2006$52.42$0.0520.00203.97
77May 2006$50.4-4.5$0.050-0.0045-8.2
76Apr 2006$54.90.4$0.0550.000400.73
75Mar 2006$54.55.1$0.0550.005110.32
74Feb 2006$49.44.7$0.0490.004710.51
73Jan 2006$44.73.7$0.0450.00379.02
72Dec 2005$412.9$0.0410.00297.61
71Nov 2005$38.1-5.2$0.038-0.0052-12.01
70Oct 2005$43.3-3.3$0.043-0.0033-7.08
69Sep 2005$46.6-2.9$0.047-0.0029-5.86
68Aug 2005$49.5-1.8$0.050-0.0018-3.51
67Jul 2005$51.32.2$0.0510.00224.48
66Jun 2005$49.13.2$0.0490.00326.97
65May 2005$45.9-0.4$0.046-0.00040-0.86
64Apr 2005$46.31$0.0460.00102.21
63Mar 2005$45.3-1.3$0.045-0.0013-2.79
62Feb 2005$46.6-4.8$0.047-0.0048-9.34
61Jan 2005$51.4-2.9$0.051-0.0029-5.34
60Dec 2004$54.3-6.5$0.054-0.0065-10.69
59Nov 2004$60.81.1$0.0610.00111.84
58Oct 2004$59.7-1.3$0.060-0.0013-2.13
57Sep 2004$61-2.6$0.061-0.0026-4.09
56Aug 2004$63.6-4.9$0.064-0.0049-7.15
55Jul 2004$68.55.9$0.0690.00599.42
54Jun 2004$62.610$0.0630.01019.01
53May 2004$52.65.3$0.0530.005311.21
52Apr 2004$47.34.8$0.0470.004811.29
51Mar 2004$42.50.2$0.0430.000200.47
50Feb 2004$42.31$0.0420.00102.42
49Jan 2004$41.32.6$0.0410.00266.72
48Dec 2003$38.7-0.5$0.039-0.00050-1.28
47Nov 2003$39.22.5$0.0390.00256.81
46Oct 2003$36.72.6$0.0370.00267.62
45Sep 2003$34.13.9$0.0340.003912.91
44Aug 2003$30.20.7$0.0300.000702.37
43Jul 2003$29.52.7$0.0300.002710.07
42Jun 2003$26.83.1$0.0270.003113.08
41May 2003$23.7-0.1$0.024-0.00010-0.42
40Apr 2003$23.8-2$0.024-0.0020-7.75
39Mar 2003$25.8-1.2$0.026-0.0012-4.44
38Feb 2003$27-0.5$0.027-0.00050-1.82
37Jan 2003$27.50.6$0.0280.000602.23
36Dec 2002$26.9-0.1$0.027-0.00010-0.37
35Nov 2002$27-0.4$0.027-0.00040-1.46
34Oct 2002$27.44.3$0.0270.004318.61
33Sep 2002$23.11.8$0.0230.00188.45
32Aug 2002$21.3-1.4$0.021-0.0014-6.17
31Jul 2002$22.7-1.7$0.023-0.0017-6.97
30Jun 2002$24.4-1.4$0.024-0.0014-5.43
29May 2002$25.8-1$0.026-0.0010-3.73
28Apr 2002$26.8-1.6$0.027-0.0016-5.63
27Mar 2002$28.4-0.6$0.028-0.00060-2.07
26Feb 2002$29-0.7$0.029-0.00070-2.36
25Jan 2002$29.7-0.8$0.030-0.00080-2.62
24Dec 2001$30.5-1$0.031-0.0010-3.17
23Nov 2001$31.5-1.5$0.032-0.0015-4.55
22Oct 2001$33-0.1$0.033-0.00010-0.3
21Sep 2001$33.1-1.1$0.033-0.0011-3.22
20Aug 2001$34.2-0.2$0.034-0.00020-0.58
19Jul 2001$34.4-0.4$0.034-0.00040-1.15
18Jun 2001$34.80$0.0350.000
17May 2001$34.8-0.7$0.035-0.00070-1.97
16Apr 2001$35.50$0.0360.000
15Mar 2001$35.51.1$0.0360.00113.2
14Feb 2001$34.4-0.6$0.034-0.00060-1.71
13Jan 2001$350.3$0.0350.000300.86
12Dec 2000$34.78.5$0.0350.008532.44
11Nov 2000$26.2-2$0.026-0.0020-7.09
10Oct 2000$28.21.2$0.0280.00124.44
9Sep 2000$270$0.0270.000
8Aug 2000$270$0.0270.000
7Jul 2000$270$0.0270.000
6Jun 2000$270.9$0.0270.000903.45
5May 2000$26.11.2$0.0260.00124.82
4Apr 2000$24.90.5$0.0250.000502.05
3Mar 2000$24.40.8$0.0240.000803.39
2Feb 2000$23.60.8$0.0240.000803.51
1Jan 2000$22.8-$0.023--