Updated Oct 26, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC
since 2000
The natural gas price in South African rand is 49.52 ZAR per MMBtu (Oct 26, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC). That is 0.55% below the previous close. Over the last 52 weeks it has traded between 41.79 ZAR (April 24, 2026) and 89.55 ZAR (December 5, 2025). It is 13.5% lower than a year ago. Over the last ten years it has risen 32%. The highest daily close since 2000 was 165.29 ZAR on August 22, 2022.
Uses the live mid-market rate. Physical metal, cards and money transfers usually cost more.
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 59.75 | 85.17 | 41.79 | 49.53 | −18.8% |
| 2025 | 68.34 | 89.55 | 47.33 | 61.00 | −11.1% |
| 2024 | 47.74 | 73.75 | 29.79 | 68.61 | +48.2% |
| 2023 | 68.15 | 70.20 | 36.07 | 46.29 | −39.0% |
| 2022 | 60.36 | 165.29 | 57.86 | 75.93 | +27.7% |
| 2021 | 37.62 | 94.55 | 35.64 | 59.49 | +59.5% |
| 2020 | 29.86 | 54.58 | 25.79 | 37.29 | +21.3% |
| 2019 | 42.84 | 49.86 | 30.23 | 30.74 | −27.3% |
| 2018 | 37.74 | 69.38 | 29.83 | 42.26 | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 45.76 | 46.21 | 33.05 | 36.45 | −28.6% |
| 2016 | 36.31 | 54.61 | 25.75 | 51.07 | +40.3% |
| 2015 | 35.02 | 37.46 | 26.32 | 36.39 | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 46.00 | 67.74 | 33.40 | 33.40 | −25.2% |
| 2013 | 27.40 | 46.33 | 26.73 | 44.68 | +57.4% |
| 2012 | 24.13 | 35.01 | 14.94 | 28.38 | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 30.72 | 33.81 | 24.22 | 24.22 | −17.1% |
| 2010 | 43.19 | 44.31 | 22.91 | 29.22 | −29.2% |
| 2009 | 56.25 | 57.52 | 19.43 | 41.25 | −21.8% |
| 2008 | 53.52 | 106.75 | 51.18 | 52.78 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 43.81 | 58.37 | 38.65 | 50.98 | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 66.93 | 66.93 | 32.06 | 44.06 | −38.0% |
| 2005 | 32.53 | 97.55 | 32.53 | 71.02 | +103.9% |
| 2004 | 43.38 | 53.65 | 30.50 | 34.83 | −14.6% |
| 2003 | 44.61 | 77.38 | 30.23 | 40.81 | −0.8% |
| 2002 | 30.28 | 47.62 | 22.42 | 41.14 | +35.3% |
| 2001 | 63.32 | 75.28 | 16.16 | 30.42 | −58.9% |
| 2000 | 33.48 | 75.78 | 33.34 | 73.95 | — |
From daily closes (UTC). The current year runs to the latest close.
| Month | Average | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 50.51 | 54.16 | 43.82 | 49.53 | −0.2% |
| Sep 2026 | 47.92 | 54.19 | 45.26 | 49.60 | +4.9% |
| Aug 2026 | 44.78 | 47.30 | 43.06 | 47.30 | +3.9% |
| Jul 2026 | 48.43 | 53.02 | 44.68 | 45.53 | −15.1% |
| Jun 2026 | 52.42 | 55.37 | 50.86 | 53.62 | +0.5% |
| May 2026 | 48.45 | 53.71 | 44.79 | 53.38 | +14.9% |
| Apr 2026 | 44.38 | 48.47 | 41.79 | 46.46 | −5.6% |
| Mar 2026 | 50.89 | 54.04 | 47.60 | 49.23 | +8.0% |
| Feb 2026 | 50.09 | 56.77 | 44.88 | 45.57 | −34.3% |
| Jan 2026 | 61.56 | 85.17 | 50.85 | 69.37 | +13.7% |
| Dec 2025 | 74.02 | 89.55 | 61.00 | 61.00 | −26.5% |
| Nov 2025 | 76.94 | 83.01 | 73.82 | 83.01 | +16.0% |
The natural gas price in South African rand is 49.52 ZAR per MMBtu (Oct 26, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC). That is 0.55% below the previous close.
The highest daily close in our data since 2000 is 165.29 ZAR, on August 22, 2022. The lowest is 14.94 ZAR, on April 19, 2012.
NATURALGAS/ZAR is a cross rate: the NATURALGAS price in US dollars divided by the ZAR price in US dollars. Both legs update continuously from interbank, exchange and central-bank sources, so NATURALGAS/ZAR moves when either market moves.
Yes. Call /latest with base=ZAR and currencies=NATURALGAS for the live rate, /convert to convert an amount, and /timeframe for daily history since 2000. A free API key is enough to start.
curl "https://metalapi.com/api/v1/latest?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&base=ZAR¤cies=NATURALGAS"{
"success": true,
"base": "ZAR",
"rates": {
"NATURALGAS": 0.02019182237,
"ZARNATURALGAS": 49.52499985
}
}rates.NATURALGAS is how much NATURALGAS one ZAR buys; rates.ZARNATURALGAS is the price of one NATURALGAS in ZAR.