The given bar chart illustrates world production progress from Asia, Europe, and the rest of the world in the years of 1840, 1880, 1920, 1960 and 2000.
Overall, it is readily apparent that the Asia production fluctuated throughout the timeframe. Noticeably, while the figures for Europe and the rest of the world followed a similar trajectory, with a surge in the first half of the period and a dip at the end of the time surveyed, the opposite was true for the amount of items produced in Asia.
In 1840, the production output of Asia began the period with a climax of 50%, which was 10% higher than Europe. Only 10% were responsible for the manufacturing production from the rest of the world. However, the next 40 years witnessed a significant drop of 20% in Asia’s output and a remarkable rise in both Europe and the rest of the world sector, which was around 45% and 25%, respectively. In 1920, while the amount of items manufactured in Asia continued falling to its lowest of less than 20%, Europe’s figure peaked at 50% and overtook the leading position from the rest of the world, which was second to Europe, standing at 30% in 1920.
In terms of Asia’s production from 1960 onwards, it made a rebound and reached 45% by the year 2000, while Europe’s percentage declined gradually to approximately 27%. At the same time, a similar pattern was seen in the rest of the world percentage; it climbed to around 37% in 1960 before dropping to only 31% by the end of the period.