JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/flot/0.8.2/jquery.flot.min.js"></script>
<div id="plotarea">
    <table>
        <caption>GDP, based on exchange rates, over time. Values in billion USDs.</caption>
        <tr>
            <td></td>
            <th scope="col">2003</th>
            <th scope="col">2002</th>
            <th scope="col">2001</th>
            <th scope="col">2000</th>
            <th scope="col">1999</th>
            <th scope="col">1998</th>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th scope="row">USA</th>
            <td>10,882</td>
            <td>10,383</td>
            <td>10,020</td>
            <td>9,762</td>
            <td>9,213</td>
            <td>8,720</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th scope="row">EU</th>
            <td>10,970</td>
            <td>9,040</td>
            <td>8,303</td>
            <td>8,234</td>
            <td>8,901</td>
            <td>8,889</td>
        </tr>
    </table>
    <input type="button" id="draw" value=" Draw Chart " />
    <br />
    <div id="chart"></div>

CSS

#chart {
    height: 300px;
}

JavaScript

$(function () {

    var drawChart = function () {
        var headerTr = $('table tr:first()');
        var rowCount = $('table tr').length - 1;
        var data = [];        

        for (var row = 0; row < rowCount; row++) {
            var tr = $('table tr').eq(row + 1);
            var dataseries = {
                label: tr.find('th').text(),
                data: []
            };
            for (var col = 0; col < tr.find('td').length; col++) {
                var xval = headerTr.find('th').eq(col).text();
                var yval = tr.find('td').eq(col).text().replace(',', '');
                dataseries.data.push([xval, yval]);
            }
            data.push(dataseries);
        };
        
        var options = {
            // your options here, e.g.
            xaxis: {
                tickDecimals: 0,
                tickSize: 1
            }
        };
        $.plot('#chart', data, options);
    };

    $('#draw').on('click', drawChart);
});