item 2 : properties information concerning applied 2019s principal properties at october 26 , 2014 is set forth below : location type principal use square footage ownership santa clara , ca . . . . . . . . . . . office , plant & warehouse headquarters ; marketing ; manufacturing ; distribution ; research , development , engineering ; customer support 1358000 164000 leased austin , tx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . office , plant & warehouse manufacturing 1676000 145000 leased rehovot , israel . . . . . . . . . . . office , plant & warehouse manufacturing ; research , development , engineering ; customer support 381000 leased singapore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . office , plant & warehouse manufacturing and customer support 408000 11000 leased gloucester , ma . . . . . . . . . . . office , plant & warehouse manufacturing ; research , development , engineering ; customer support 315000 125000 leased tainan , taiwan . . . . . . . . . . . office , plant & warehouse manufacturing and customer support 320000 owned because of the interrelation of applied 2019s operations , properties within a country may be shared by the segments operating within that country . products in the silicon systems group are manufactured in austin , texas ; singapore ; gloucester , massachusetts ; and rehovot , israel . remanufactured equipment products in the applied global services segment are produced primarily in austin , texas . products in the display segment are manufactured in tainan , taiwan and santa clara , california . products in the energy and environmental solutions segment are primarily manufactured in alzenau , germany ; treviso , italy ; and cheseaux , switzerland . in addition to the above properties , applied also owns and leases offices , plants and/or warehouse locations in 75 locations throughout the world : 16 in europe , 20 in japan , 16 in north america ( principally the united states ) , 7 in china , 3 in india , 7 in korea , 3 in southeast asia , and 3 in taiwan . these facilities are principally used for manufacturing ; research , development and engineering ; and marketing , sales and/or customer support . applied also owns a total of approximately 150 acres of buildable land in texas , california , massachusetts , israel and italy that could accommodate additional building space . applied considers the properties that it owns or leases as adequate to meet its current and future requirements . applied regularly assesses the size , capability and location of its global infrastructure and periodically makes adjustments based on these assessments. .

Table: location type principal use squarefootage ownership santa clara ca office plant & warehouse headquarters ; marketing ; manufacturing ; distribution ; research developmentengineering ; customer support 1358000164000 ownedleased austin tx office plant & warehouse manufacturing 1676000145000 ownedleased rehovot israel office plant & warehouse manufacturing ; researchdevelopment engineering;customer support 3810005400 ownedleased singapore office plant & warehouse manufacturing andcustomer support 40800011000 ownedleased gloucester ma office plant & warehouse manufacturing ; researchdevelopment engineering;customer support 315000125000 ownedleased tainan taiwan office plant & warehouse manufacturing andcustomer support 320000 owned

item 2 : properties information concerning applied 2019s principal properties at october 26 , 2014 is set forth below : location type principal use square footage ownership santa clara , ca . . . . . . . . . . . office , plant & warehouse headquarters ; marketing ; manufacturing ; distribution ; research , development , engineering ; customer support 1358000 164000 leased austin , tx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . office , plant & warehouse manufacturing 1676000 145000 leased rehovot , israel . . . . . . . . . . . office , plant & warehouse manufacturing ; research , development , engineering ; customer support 381000 leased singapore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . office , plant & warehouse manufacturing and customer support 408000 11000 leased gloucester , ma . . . . . . . . . . . office , plant & warehouse manufacturing ; research , development , engineering ; customer support 315000 125000 leased tainan , taiwan . . . . . . . . . . . office , plant & warehouse manufacturing and customer support 320000 owned because of the interrelation of applied 2019s operations , properties within a country may be shared by the segments operating within that country . products in the silicon systems group are manufactured in austin , texas ; singapore ; gloucester , massachusetts ; and rehovot , israel . remanufactured equipment products in the applied global services segment are produced primarily in austin , texas . products in the display segment are manufactured in tainan , taiwan and santa clara , california . products in the energy and environmental solutions segment are primarily manufactured in alzenau , germany ; treviso , italy ; and cheseaux , switzerland . in addition to the above properties , applied also owns and leases offices , plants and/or warehouse locations in 75 locations throughout the world : 16 in europe , 20 in japan , 16 in north america ( principally the united states ) , 7 in china , 3 in india , 7 in korea , 3 in southeast asia , and 3 in taiwan . these facilities are principally used for manufacturing ; research , development and engineering ; and marketing , sales and/or customer support . applied also owns a total of approximately 150 acres of buildable land in texas , california , massachusetts , israel and italy that could accommodate additional building space . applied considers the properties that it owns or leases as adequate to meet its current and future requirements . applied regularly assesses the size , capability and location of its global infrastructure and periodically makes adjustments based on these assessments. .

Question: what percentage of warehouse locations are in north america?
Answer: 21.3%
Calculation: divide(16, 75)
Explanation: the increase would be 21.3% because 16 ( number of north american warehouses ) divided by the total amount of warehouses .