The bar graph compares the international production output, estimated in percentage, across Asia, Europe and the rest of the world, from 1840 to 2000, at 4-decade intervals.
Overall, Europe witnessed an increase in the proportion, whereas Asia and the remaining continents demonstrated opposite patterns. Notably, despite decreases in the share, Asia and the rest of the world were the only two categories reaching a peak value of 50% during the period.
Considering category with increasing tendency, only 10% of the world output were produced in Europe, which then rose gradually to its peak at approximately 39% in 1960. Subsequently, the world production in Europe moderately declined to nearly 30% in 2000, becoming the second-largest percentage.
Regarding the remaining sectors, Asia manufactured 40% of world production output in the first year, prior to a peak of 50% in 1920, after which it fell signifcantly by roughly 21% in the final year. In contrast, the share of the world output produced in the remaining continents was the highest at 50% at the beginning of the period. Although experiencing a dramatic plunge by roughly 31% in 1920, the figure for the rest of the world returned to about 45% in the end, maintaining its leading position.