| continent | 1876 | 1900 | increase |
| Africa | 10.8% | 90.4% | 76.6% |
| South Pacific | 56.8% | 98.9% | 42.1% |
| Asia | 51.5% | 56.6% | 5.1% |
| Australia and New Zealand | 100% | 100% | - |
| America* | 27.5% | 27.2% | -0.3% |
| * The USA and most countries in South America had gained their independence from the colonial powers before 1876. | |||
Supan, A. (1906) Die territoriale Entwicklung der europäischen Kolonien. Perthes, Gotha, 344 pp.