Monthly average, September 2026
Thermal coal with 6,000 kcal/kg, free on board at Newcastle, Australia — the Asian benchmark.
| Unit | Price (USD) |
|---|---|
| metric ton | 147.10 |
| Year | Average | High | Low | Change | In today's dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 131.92 | 147.10 | 109.80 | +21.7% | 133.79 |
| 2025 | 108.39 | 118.60 | 98.60 | −20.4% | 113.44 |
| 2024 | 136.15 | 146.60 | 124.20 | −21.2% | — |
| 2023 | 172.77 | 318.00 | 126.80 | −49.9% | — |
| 2022 | 344.91 | 430.80 | 197.00 | +149.8% | — |
| 2021 | 138.05 | 224.50 | 86.70 | +127.1% | — |
| 2020 | 60.78 | 83.00 | 50.10 | −22.0% | — |
| 2019 | 77.90 | 98.60 | 65.60 | −27.2% | — |
| 2018 | 107.03 | 119.60 | 93.70 | +20.9% | — |
| 2017 | 88.52 | 100.80 | 74.40 | +33.9% | — |
| 2016 | 66.13 | 103.40 | 49.00 | +12.2% | — |
| 2015 | 58.95 | 69.10 | 52.20 | −15.9% | — |
| 2014 | 70.13 | 81.60 | 62.40 | −17.1% | — |
| 2013 | 84.57 | 94.90 | 77.00 | −12.2% | — |
| 2012 | 96.38 | 117.00 | 81.90 | −20.7% | — |
| 2011 | 121.46 | 132.50 | 111.60 | +22.7% | — |
| 2010 | 98.98 | 118.30 | 89.80 | +37.8% | — |
| 2009 | 71.85 | 83.10 | 61.00 | −43.5% | — |
| 2008 | 127.13 | 180.00 | 78.70 | +93.4% | — |
| 2007 | 65.73 | 91.00 | 51.30 | +33.9% | — |
| 2006 | 49.11 | 52.90 | 43.20 | +3.1% | — |
| 2005 | 47.63 | 53.00 | 38.10 | −10.1% | — |
| 2004 | 52.97 | 61.40 | 37.80 | +102.9% | — |
| 2003 | 26.10 | 34.00 | 23.30 | +3.1% | — |
| 2002 | 25.33 | 28.10 | 22.30 | −21.6% | — |
| 2001 | 32.32 | 34.00 | 27.40 | +23.0% | — |
| 2000 | 26.27 | 30.80 | 25.10 | +1.4% | — |
| 1999 | 25.89 | 26.10 | 25.10 | −11.4% | — |
| 1998 | 29.23 | 33.40 | 26.10 | −16.7% | — |
| 1997 | 35.10 | 37.20 | 31.40 | −7.8% | — |
| 1996 | 38.08 | 39.40 | 35.40 | −3.3% | — |
| 1995 | 39.39 | 41.10 | 37.10 | +22.0% | — |
| 1994 | 32.30 | 36.10 | 29.50 | +3.1% | — |
| 1993 | 31.33 | 35.00 | 31.00 | −18.8% | — |
| 1992 | 38.57 | 39.50 | 35.00 | −2.8% | — |
| 1991 | 39.67 | 40.50 | 39.50 | 0.0% | — |
| 1990 | 39.67 | 40.50 | 38.00 | +4.4% | — |
| 1989 | 38.00 | 38.00 | 38.00 | +9.0% | — |
| 1988 | 34.88 | 38.00 | 31.00 | +26.7% | — |
| 1987 | 27.53 | 31.00 | 24.80 | −11.7% | — |
| 1986 | 31.18 | 33.80 | 29.30 | −7.8% | — |
| 1985 | 33.80 | 33.80 | 33.80 | +9.0% | — |
| 1984 | 31.01 | 33.80 | 29.30 | −18.8% | — |
| 1983 | 38.21 | 43.00 | 29.30 | −30.2% | — |
| 1982 | 54.76 | 55.60 | 45.50 | +2.1% | — |
| 1981 | 53.63 | 56.50 | 45.00 | +33.6% | — |
| 1980 | 40.13 | 45.00 | 32.40 | +29.7% | — |
| 1979 | 30.93 | 32.40 | 30.20 | +6.3% | — |
| 1978 | 29.10 | 30.20 | 27.10 | +1.4% | — |
| 1977 | 28.70 | 28.70 | 28.70 | +5.5% | — |
| 1976 | 27.20 | 27.20 | 27.20 | +1.5% | — |
| 1975 | 26.80 | 26.80 | 26.80 | +58.6% | — |
| 1974 | 16.90 | 16.90 | 16.90 | +47.0% | — |
| 1973 | 11.50 | 11.50 | 11.50 | +19.8% | — |
| 1972 | 9.60 | 9.60 | 9.60 | +10.3% | — |
| 1971 | 8.70 | 8.70 | 8.70 | +11.5% | — |
| 1970 | 7.80 | 7.80 | 7.80 | — | — |
Yearly averages of monthly prices. Today's dollars adjust for US consumer price inflation (CPI-U).
| Month | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 147.10 | +8.8% |
| Aug 2026 | 135.20 | +2.5% |
| Jul 2026 | 131.90 | −4.8% |
| Jun 2026 | 138.50 | +1.2% |
| May 2026 | 136.90 | +4.6% |
| Apr 2026 | 130.90 | −5.6% |
| Mar 2026 | 138.60 | +17.1% |
| Feb 2026 | 118.40 | +7.8% |
| Jan 2026 | 109.80 | +1.9% |
| Dec 2025 | 107.70 | −4.4% |
| Nov 2025 | 112.60 | +4.7% |
| Oct 2025 | 107.50 | +1.1% |
| Sep 2025 | 106.30 | −5.3% |
| Aug 2025 | 112.20 | −0.6% |
| Jul 2025 | 112.90 | +3.6% |
| Jun 2025 | 109.00 | +4.4% |
| May 2025 | 104.40 | +5.9% |
| Apr 2025 | 98.60 | −5.2% |
| Mar 2025 | 104.00 | −2.7% |
| Feb 2025 | 106.90 | −9.9% |
| Jan 2025 | 118.60 | −8.6% |
| Dec 2024 | 129.80 | −8.7% |
| Nov 2024 | 142.10 | −3.1% |
| Oct 2024 | 146.60 | +5.3% |
The Coal (Australia) price averaged 147.10 USD / metric ton in September 2026, +38.4% against a year earlier. These are monthly benchmark prices; physical trades add freight, quality premiums and taxes.
The highest monthly price since 1970 was 430.80 USD / metric ton in September 2022; the lowest was 7.80 USD / metric ton in January 1970.
In today's dollars, the 2025 average of 108.39 USD / metric ton is worth about 113.44 USD / metric ton. The highest yearly average in today's dollars was 133.79 USD / metric ton in 2026.
Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), licensed under CC BY 4.0; inflation adjustment with US CPI-U from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.