Table:
|  |  | Years Ended December 31, |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Americas | $89,944 | $112,506 | $122,893 |
| Japan | 59,454 | 55,205 | 51,488 |
| Asia Pacific, excluding Japan | 35,689 | 36,897 | 33,189 |
| EMEA | 27,541 | 27,615 | 27,859 |
| Total | $212,628 | $232,223 | $235,429 |
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12. Geographic Information
The following table depicts the disaggregation of revenue by geographic region based on the ship to location of our customers and is consistent with how we evaluate our financial performance (in thousands)
Question:
What is the change in total revenue between 2018 to 2019?
Answer: ($212628 - $232223)/$232223  = -8.44