The bar chart gives information about the production levels in three different regions, namely Asia, Europe, and the rest of the world, between 1840 and 2000.
Overall, the proportion of manufacturing in Asia and Europe experienced a decline, while the opposite was true for the rest of the world. It is also noticeable that Asia recorded the highest percentage in both beginning and end of the period.
Turning to Asia and Europe, Asia initially constituted half of total production in 1840. Then this figure registered a noticeable decline to 20% in 1920, reaching its lowest point. Afterwards, it recovered gradually, finishing at about 45%. Similarly, Europe accounted for 40% of global manufacturing production at the beginning of the period before peaking at 50% in 1920. This was followed by a dramatic decrease to roughly 25% in 2000.
Turning to the rest of the world, at the beginning the manufacturing level of this figure stood at 10%, before reporting a dramatic growth to just under 40%, where it reached its peak. This was followed by a slight decline to approximately 32% by the end of the period.