Thermal coal price December 2025 and outlook (see chart below)
- Global:US$0.22/KG, unchanged
- North America:US$0.28/KG, 7.7% up
- Europe:US$0.22/KG, 4.8% up
- Africa:US$0.11/KG, unchanged
- Northeast Asia:US$0.12/KG, 9.1% up
- Australia:US$0.21/KG, 5% up
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Recent market developments for Coal for December 2025
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Thermal coal price index
This post is a summary of the Thermal coal price index developments since 2017. The price developments are expressed as a price index in US$ prices converted at current FX rates, which are the FX rates applicable at the time the price was valid. Thermal coal price index developments are calculated from multiple separate sources of data to ensure statistical accuracy.
Further information on the Thermal coal price index
- Wikipedia for general, history, production and usage information
- PubChem for chemistry and property information
According to https://oec.world/ :
Bituminous coal, not agglomerated are the world’s 27th most traded product.
In 2020, the top exporters of Bituminous coal, not agglomerated were Australia ($30.6B), Russia ($10.9B), United States ($6.36B), Indonesia ($4.62B), and South Africa ($3.77B).
In 2020, the top importers of Bituminous coal, not agglomerated were Japan ($13.1B), China ($11.7B), India ($8.98B), South Korea ($7.28B), and Chinese Taipei ($3.87B).