Energy covers coal, crude oil, natural gas, uranium. What moves them together: OPEC+ quotas, geopolitics and sanctions, refinery and LNG capacity, weather-driven heating and cooling demand, the shift to renewables.
Commodities in this category
Energy commodities with top producers and latest prices
Commodity
Top producers
Latest price
12 months
Coal Fossilized carbon rock burned for power and heat, and baked into coke for steelmaking.
Share of world coal production: China 52%, India 12%, Indonesia 8.7%, Rest of world 28%.China 52%, India 12%, Indonesia 9% (2025)
$135.2/t Australian thermal, Newcastle
+20%
Crude oil Unrefined petroleum pumped from underground reservoirs and refined into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks.
Share of world crude oil production: United States 21%, Saudi Arabia 11%, Russia 11%, Rest of world 57%.United States 21%, Saudi Arabia 11%, Russia 11% (2025)
$90.9/bbl Brent (dated, 38° API)
+33%
Natural gas Mostly methane, produced from gas and oil fields and moved by pipeline or as liquefied natural gas (LNG); priced regionally, not globally.
Share of world natural gas production: United States 26%, Russia 15%, Iran 6.3%, Rest of world 54%.United States 26%, Russia 15%, Iran 6% (2025)
$2.77/MMBtu US Henry Hub
-5%
Uranium A heavy metal mined as ore, concentrated into yellowcake, then converted and enriched into fuel for nuclear reactors.
Share of world uranium production: United States 29%, China 17%, France 14%, Rest of world 40%.United States 29%, China 17%, France 14% (2025)
$69.23/lb Uranium, U3O8, NUEXCO restricted spot
+17%
Price index since 1960
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Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), monthly indices, 2010 = 100, published 2026-09-02. CC BY 4.0.
Indices are monthly averages and lag the market; informational only, not investment advice.