An Area Chart is best used to show the distribution of categories as parts of a whole changing over an interval. As the area inside the chart is plotted to convey whole numbers, an Area Chart does not work for negative values.

1. Area Chart

• In this chart, we display Users Type by weekday, and data are aggregated by weekday for the selected period.

• Left Y-Axis plotted individually on each interval, date in this example for New and Returning Visitors

• [Breakdown Dimension] — Area Chart must have a Breakdown Dimension, in this example, User Type

Recommended: Yes, See The Chart Version That Suits Your Need

• Area Chart: to show the distribution of categories as parts of a whole changing over an interval

• Area Chart 100% Stacking: If you want to split the trend over time into % share at each interval.

• Area Chart Show Stack: Same as Area Chart, except in this chart, the smallest series area is plotted on the top rather than the bottom.

2. 100% Stacked Area Chart

• In this chart, we display Users Type by weekday, and data are aggregated by weekday for the selected period.

• Left Y-Axis plotted individually on each interval, date in this example for New and Returning Visitors

• [Breakdown Dimension] — Area Chart must have a Breakdown Dimension, in this example, User Type

Recommended: Yes, See The Chart Version That Suits Your Need

• Area Chart 100% Stacking: If you want to split the trend over time into % share at each interval.

• Area Chart: to show the distribution of categories as parts of a whole changing over an interval

• Area Chart Show Stack: Same as Area Chart, except in this chart, the smallest series area is plotted on the top rather than the bottom.

3. Area Chart: Show Stack

• In this chart, we display Users Type by weekday, and data are aggregated by weekday for the selected period.

• In this chart, the smallest series area is plotted at the top. When hovering over the chart it will display the Total Value and raw data for the individual series at each interval.

Recommended: Yes, See The Chart Version That Suits Your Need

• Area Chart Show Stack: Same as Area Chart, except in this chart, the smallest series area is plotted on the top rather than the bottom.

• Area Chart 100% Stacking: If you want to split the trend over time into % share at each interval.

• Area Chart: to show the distribution of categories as parts of a whole changing over an interval

4. Area Chart: Another Example

As a time series, area charts are also useful for seeing how your data trends over time, best suited for longer range, as is seen in this example. No configuration is applied in this chart.

Recommended: Yes