Stacked bar

author(s): Torstein Hønsi

HTML

<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/highcharts.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/modules/exporting.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/modules/export-data.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/modules/accessibility.js"></script>

<figure class="highcharts-figure">
    <div id="container"></div>
    <p class="highcharts-description">
        Chart showing stacked horizontal bars. This type of visualization is
        great for comparing data that accumulates up to a sum.
    </p>
</figure>

CSS

body {
    font-family:
        -apple-system,
        BlinkMacSystemFont,
        "Segoe UI",
        Roboto,
        Helvetica,
        Arial,
        "Apple Color Emoji",
        "Segoe UI Emoji",
        "Segoe UI Symbol",
        sans-serif;
    background: var(--highcharts-background-color);
    color: var(--highcharts-neutral-color-100);
}

.highcharts-figure,
.highcharts-data-table table {
    min-width: 310px;
    max-width: 800px;
    margin: 1em auto;
}

#container {
    height: 400px;
}

.highcharts-data-table table {
    font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;
    border-collapse: collapse;
    border: 1px solid var(--highcharts-neutral-color-10, #e6e6e6);
    margin: 10px auto;
    text-align: center;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 500px;
}

.highcharts-data-table caption {
    padding: 1em 0;
    font-size: 1.2em;
    color: var(--highcharts-neutral-color-60, #666);
}

.highcharts-data-table th {
    font-weight: 600;
    padding: 0.5em;
}

.highcharts-data-table td,
.highcharts-data-table th,
.highcharts-data-table caption {
    padding: 0.5em;
}

.highcharts-data-table thead tr,
.highcharts-data-table tbody tr:nth-child(even) {
    background: var(--highcharts-neutral-color-3, #f7f7f7);
}

.highcharts-description {
    background: light-dark(#f2f6f2, #323232);
    border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0;
    border-left: 2px solid light-dark(#1d6aff, #fff);
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-style: italic;
    padding: 8px 16px;
    margin: 2em 10px 1em;
}

JavaScript

// Data retrieved from: https://ferjedatabanken.no/statistikk
Highcharts.chart('container', {
    dataTable: {
        columns: {
            Month: ['January', 'February', 'March', 'April', 'May'],
            Motorcycles: [74, 27, 52, 93, 1272],
            'Null-emission vehicles': [2106, 2398, 3046, 3195, 4916],
            'Conventional vehicles': [12213, 12721, 15242, 16518, 25037]
        }
    },
    chart: {
        type: 'bar'
    },
    title: {
        text: 'Ferry passengers by vehicle type 2024',
        align: 'left'
    },
    xAxis: {
        type: 'category'
    },
    yAxis: {
        min: 0,
        title: {
            text: ''
        }
    },
    legend: {
        reversed: true
    },
    plotOptions: {
        series: {
            dataMapping: {
                name: 'Month'
            },
            stacking: 'normal',
            dataLabels: {
                enabled: true,
                backgroundColor: 'contrast',
                style: {
                    textOutline: 'none'
                }
            }
        }
    },
    series: [{
        dataMapping: {
            y: 'Motorcycles'
        }
    }, {
        dataMapping: {
            y: 'Null-emission vehicles'
        }
    }, {
        dataMapping: {
            y: 'Conventional vehicles'
        }
    }]
});