Band 6+: The chart below shows the world production output from Asia, Europe, and the rest of the world in different years. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparison where relevant.

The given chart compares the outcome of products in 3 distinct areas, namely Asia, Europe, and the remaining of the world from 1840 to 2000.

Overall, three mentioned areas witnessed different trends throughout each year. Moreover, Asia and Europe constantly surpassed each other to become the area with largest output, whereas the remaining of the world showed a converse trend at the same time.

While the figure for Asia showed a downtrend in the first 80 years: starting at 50 units and decreasing constantly to 30 and 20 units in 1880 and 1920, respectively, those observed for Europe witnessed an opposite trend at the same time: initiating at 40 units before increasing stable and peaking at 50 units. In the remaining years, the world production recorded in Asia displayed a reversal, growing significantly throughout each 40 years and finishing at around 45 units. Another reversal was also recorded for Europe simultaneously, dropping consistently to nearly 30 units in 2000.

For the rest of the world, the figure for it increased significantly from 1840 to 1960, from 10 units to the 1960’s figure for Europe, at nearly 40 units, before dropping to over 30 units in the final year.