The statistic gives projections of the cost for coal and natural gas between 2016 and 2050. It is predicted that in 2020, natural gas cost will 6.69 U.S. dollars per million British thermal units compared with 6.13 for metallurgical coal.
Projection of coal and natural gas prices from 2016 to 2050 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units)*
Characteristic
Natural Gas
Metallurgical coal
Other coal
2050
8.34
7.13
2.48
2045
7.96
7.26
2.46
2040
7.65
7.4
2.45
2035
7.6
7.36
2.4
2030
7.49
7.1
2.38
2025
6.98
6.58
2.4
2020
6.69
6.13
2.37
2016
4.91
5.64
2.21
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EIA. "Projection of Coal and Natural Gas Prices from 2016 to 2050 (in U.S. Dollars per Million British Thermal Units)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189185/projected-natural-gas-vis-a-vis-coal-prices/
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