The bar graph illustrates the proportion of share of overall global manufacture by Asian countries, European nations and the rest of the world over a period of 160 years, starting from 1840.
Overall, it is clear that while the rate of total world output in Asia and Europe decreased, the opposite was true for other parts of the globe. It is also noticeable that the total world production in Asia occupied the leading position, but 40 years later, the figure for Europe overtook its position and ranked the first place.
Regarding Asia and Europe, In the year 1840, the share of total world production in Asia ranked the first place at 50%, 10% higher than the figure for Europe, at 40%. There was a remarkable drop from the beginning to 1920 of 30% before recovering to roughly 45% in the last year. In contrast, the percentage of total world yield in Europe witnessed a gradual rise until 1920, becoming the highest number at 50%, then followed by a significant decline to under 30% in 2000.
Turning to other nations in the world, starting at only 10%, the proportion of total world manufacture in these countries climbed sharply to approximately 38% in 1960, then decreasing to around 32% in 2000.