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Stacked Column Chart

Stacked bar charts are useful to demonstrate how a larger data category is comprised of smaller categories, and what part each of the smaller categories plays in the total of a larger one.

Key implementation details

The key here is to set stacked property on series to true.

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Demo source

<!-- Styles -->
<style>
#chartdiv {
  width: 100%;
  height: 500px;
}
</style>

<!-- Resources -->
<script src="https://cdn.amcharts.com/lib/5/index.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.amcharts.com/lib/5/xy.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.amcharts.com/lib/5/themes/Animated.js"></script>

<!-- Chart code -->
<script>
am5.ready(function() {


// Create root element
// https://www.amcharts.com/docs/v5/getting-started/#Root_element
var root = am5.Root.new("chartdiv");


// Set themes
// https://www.amcharts.com/docs/v5/concepts/themes/
root.setThemes([
  am5themes_Animated.new(root)
]);


// Create chart
// https://www.amcharts.com/docs/v5/charts/xy-chart/
var chart = root.container.children.push(am5xy.XYChart.new(root, {
  panX: false,
  panY: false,
  wheelX: "panX",
  wheelY: "zoomX",
  paddingLeft: 0,
  layout: root.verticalLayout
}));

// Add scrollbar
// https://www.amcharts.com/docs/v5/charts/xy-chart/scrollbars/
chart.set("scrollbarX", am5.Scrollbar.new(root, {
  orientation: "horizontal"
}));

var data = [{
  "year": "2021",
  "europe": 2.5,
  "namerica": 2.5,
  "asia": 2.1,
  "lamerica": 1,
  "meast": 0.8,
  "africa": 0.4
}, {
  "year": "2022",
  "europe": 2.6,
  "namerica": 2.7,
  "asia": 2.2,
  "lamerica": 0.5,
  "meast": 0.4,
  "africa": 0.3
}, {
  "year": "2023",
  "europe": 2.8,
  "namerica": 2.9,
  "asia": 2.4,
  "lamerica": 0.3,
  "meast": 0.9,
  "africa": 0.5
}]


// Create axes
// https://www.amcharts.com/docs/v5/charts/xy-chart/axes/
var xRenderer = am5xy.AxisRendererX.new(root, {
  minorGridEnabled: true
});
var xAxis = chart.xAxes.push(am5xy.CategoryAxis.new(root, {
  categoryField: "year",
  renderer: xRenderer,
  tooltip: am5.Tooltip.new(root, {})
}));

xRenderer.grid.template.setAll({
  location: 1
})

xAxis.data.setAll(data);

var yAxis = chart.yAxes.push(am5xy.ValueAxis.new(root, {
  min: 0,
  renderer: am5xy.AxisRendererY.new(root, {
    strokeOpacity: 0.1
  })
}));


// Add legend
// https://www.amcharts.com/docs/v5/charts/xy-chart/legend-xy-series/
var legend = chart.children.push(am5.Legend.new(root, {
  centerX: am5.p50,
  x: am5.p50
}));


// Add series
// https://www.amcharts.com/docs/v5/charts/xy-chart/series/
function makeSeries(name, fieldName) {
  var series = chart.series.push(am5xy.ColumnSeries.new(root, {
    name: name,
    stacked: true,
    xAxis: xAxis,
    yAxis: yAxis,
    valueYField: fieldName,
    categoryXField: "year"
  }));

  series.columns.template.setAll({
    tooltipText: "{name}, {categoryX}: {valueY}",
    tooltipY: am5.percent(10)
  });
  series.data.setAll(data);

  // Make stuff animate on load
  // https://www.amcharts.com/docs/v5/concepts/animations/
  series.appear();

  series.bullets.push(function () {
    return am5.Bullet.new(root, {
      sprite: am5.Label.new(root, {
        text: "{valueY}",
        fill: root.interfaceColors.get("alternativeText"),
        centerY: am5.p50,
        centerX: am5.p50,
        populateText: true
      })
    });
  });

  legend.data.push(series);
}

makeSeries("Europe", "europe");
makeSeries("North America", "namerica");
makeSeries("Asia", "asia");
makeSeries("Latin America", "lamerica");
makeSeries("Middle East", "meast");
makeSeries("Africa", "africa");


// Make stuff animate on load
// https://www.amcharts.com/docs/v5/concepts/animations/
chart.appear(1000, 100);

}); // end am5.ready()
</script>

<!-- HTML -->
<div id="chartdiv"></div>