The provided bar graph compares the proportion of share of total world production in Asia, Europe and other parts of the world between 1840 and 2000.
Overall, what stands out is that with the exception of the rest of the world experienced an upward trend, albeit to varying extents and fluctuations, while Asia and Europe showed the reverse. Notably, Asia recorded by far the largest percentage of total world production at the beginning of the period and by the end. The rest of the world had by far the lowest percentages at the beginning of the period, despite becoming the second largest producer by the end.
The rest of the world followed rising pattern, in 1840, nearly 10% of the world production was produced in the rest of the world, a percentage that then rose considerably to 30% by 1880. By 1920, its share increased just above 30%, it then grew int under 40% in 1960. Conversely, it dropped to approximately 34% in the final year.
Asia and Europe bucked the foregoing trend. The former topped the chart with just above 50% in 1840, before falling sharply to approximately 25% by 1880. It saw a decrease from 25% to 20%, after which it rebounded to just under 30%. Consequently, the figure for Asia rose to under 40%. The latter was stood at 40% in 1840, a percentage that then climbed to almost 46% in 1880. By 1920, its rate rose again marginally to under 50%, before dropping noticeably to about 37% in 1960. By the end of the period, Europe ranked third, at just under 30%.