Area

The Area Chart

An area chart displays quantitative data graphically, with the area between the data line and the x-axis filled with color or pattern. This filled area represents volume or quantity, making it a useful tool for visualizing the magnitude or cumulative value of data over a continuous scale, such as time.

The Method To Use

The method is s.plt.area()

It must contain the following parameters:

x: str
order: int
data: Union[str, DataFrame, List[Dict]]

Accepts these parameters as optional:

y: Optional[List[str]]
x_axis_name: Optional[str]
y_axis_name: Optional[str]
title: Optional[str]
rows_size: Optional[int]
cols_size: Optional[int]
padding: Optional[List[int]]
show_values: Optional[List[str]]
option_modifications: Optional[Dict]
variant: Optional[str]

Examples

Suppose you have data points representing accumulated values over days. Here's how you can plot an area chart:

data = [
    {'date': dt.date(2021, 1, 1), 'x': 5, 'y': 3},
    {'date': dt.date(2021, 1, 2), 'x': 5, 'y': 7},
    {'date': dt.date(2021, 1, 3), 'x': 4, 'y': 5},
    {'date': dt.date(2021, 1, 4), 'x': 7, 'y': 6},
    {'date': dt.date(2021, 1, 5), 'x': 3, 'y': 5},
]

s.plt.area(data=data, order=0, x='date')

Variants

By setting the parameter variant to the following values the appearance of the chart can be changed:

Clean

variant="clean"

Minimal