The bar graph provides data about the proportion of total global production by different regions, Asia, Europe and other parts of the world respectively, every forty years between 1840 and 2000.
Overall, while the percentage of Asia and Europe declined, the figure for other parts of the world increased. It is also clear that the share of world output of all regions fluctuated quite strongly.
In 1840, the number of total world production by Asia was the highest and was four times that of other parts of the world, standing at 50 %. Ranked second by Europe, which was lower than Asia by 10% percentage point. From 1840 to 1920, the proportion of Asia in total global production was a quick decrease,which fell to roughly 30% in 1880 and went down by 10% in 1920. The figure for Europe rose considerably about 5% every forty years to 1920 and reached a peak at 50% in 1920, the same as that of Asia in 1840. There was a significant growth between 1840 and 1920 in the rest of the world. In 1920, the percentage of total world production in other regions of the world reached 30%, the same as the figure for Asia in 1880.
In contrast, after 1920, there was a clear change in share of total world production. While the proportion of world output by Asia rose sharply, standing at 45% in 2000, the figure for Europe declined rapidly, reaching 28% at the end. The share of total global production by other parts of the world climbed consistently and reached 38% in 1960, the same as that of Asia in this year. However, the percentage of other regions of the world from 1960 to 2000 dropped steadily by 5%. In 2000, the rank of Asia compared with 1840 was unchanged but the rest of the world overtook Europe to rank second, followed by Asia.