The given bar chart illustrates the share of the world’s production by Asia, Europe and the rest of the world between 1840 and 2000.
Overall, while Asia’s and Europe’s production outputs experienced a decrease throughout the period, other areas around the world generally showed an increase although with some variations over the years.
Asia held the highest share of global output in 1840 (50%) before dropping sharply to 20% in 1920; however, this share significantly rose once again, reaching 45% in 2000, marking an overall decrease from 1840 to 2000 despite being the largest producer in the final year. Europe’s share of the world’s production output was 40% in 1840, making it the second largest. After surging to its highest point (50%) in 1920, the proportion of Europe’s production abruptly plunged to under 30% in 2000, becoming the lowest.
In contrast, other areas (excluding Asia and Europe) comprised 10% of the world’s production output, which was the smallest share. However, the figure escalated steadily to 37% in 1960 and only slightly declined afterward , resulting in a dramatic increase from 10% to 32%.