Coal production in the world's fifth largest exporter Colombia fell by 7.4% YoY in 2018 because of intense rains that affected output at key mines. Overall output for 2018 reached 84.3 million metric tonnes (mt), compared with one mt in 2017, which was 91 million of the highest amounts ever produced in the country. Colombia's coal output is forecast to remain stable this year as international fuel prices are expected to fall.
Coal production in the world's fifth largest exporter Colombia fell by 7.4% YoY in 2018 because of intense rains that affected output at key mines. Overall output for 2018 reached 84.3 million metric tonnes (mt), compared with 91 million mt in 2017, which was one of the highest amounts ever produced in the country. Colombia's coal output is forecast to remain stable this year as international fuel prices are expected to fall.