Area Chart


An area chart is really similar to a line chart, except that the area between the x axis and the line is filled in with color or shading. It represents the evolution of a numeric variable. This section starts by considering matplotlib and seaborn as tools to build area charts. It then shows a few other options for timeseries.

Matplotlib logoArea chart with Matplotlib

Matplotlib is a great fit to build an area chart thanks to its fill_between() function. Here are a few examples explaining its basics and how to apply some common customization.

Area chart with custom grid

Area chart with custom grid

Matplotlib logoBest area chart examples

The web is full of astonishing charts made by awesome bloggers, (often using R). The Python graph gallery tries to display (or translate from R) some of the best creations and explain how their source code works. If you want to display your work here, please drop me a word or even better, submit a Pull Request!

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