Global cobalt consumption share 2020, by region

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.

截至2020年，中国无疑是全球最大的钴消费地区，其钴消耗量占全球总消耗量的约32%。当年，除中国以外的亚洲地区钴的消费量占据了全球钴消耗量的近17.6%。