Stacked area chart

A stacked area chart displays quantitative data as a series of layers, or areas, with each layer representing a category or a part of the whole. It is used to visualize how different components contribute to a whole over a continuous axis, often time. Stacked area charts are effective for displaying both the individual values within each category and the cumulative total across all categories.

Example: From the stacked area chart below, a company can analyse the quantity of the three categories it offers, broken down by shipping mode. This chart properties provides a clear understanding of which shipping mode is most frequently chosen by customers for each category.