China was by far the world's largest cobalt consuming region in 2020, accounting for some 32 percent of the global cobalt consumption. The rest of Asia excluding China accounted for nearly 17.6 percent of the cobalt consumed worldwide that year.
Distribution of cobalt consumption worldwide in 2020, by region
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