bart chart: average annual growth rates

Question

 

Given are a bar chart providing the comparison of the average annual urban growth rates in all five continents during the period from 1970 to 2025. Overall, most continents have witnessed a decrease in the annual urban growth rates over the period shown.

As can be seen seemingly, the developing nations of Africa, Asia and Latin America had the considerable growth rates from 1970 to 1975, at over 4% per annum, over 3%, and nearly 4% respectively. The urban growth rates declined significantly to just over 2% per year in Latin America, whereas the figures for Africa and Asia remained relatively stable between 1995 and 2000. By 2025, the urban growth rates is anticipated to descend by 1% per annum in all three continents.

It is apparent from the information provided that North American is expected to maintain its growth rate of about 1% over a 55 year period. Meanwhile, the annual urban growth rate in Europe was about 1,5% between 1970 and 1975, plunging to around 0,5% in the next 25 years, and is predicted to dropped to negliable 0,2% in 2025.