Stacked and grouped column

author(s): Torstein Hønsi

by Jernej Slejko

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 columns with grouping, allowing specific series to
        be stacked on the same column. Stacking is often used to visualize
        data that accumulates to a sum.
    </p>
</figure>

CSS

.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 #EBEBEB;
	margin: 10px auto;
	text-align: center;
	width: 100%;
	max-width: 500px;
}
.highcharts-data-table caption {
    padding: 1em 0;
    font-size: 1.2em;
    color: #555;
}
.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 tr:nth-child(even) {
    background: #f8f8f8;
}
.highcharts-data-table tr:hover {
    background: #f1f7ff;
}

JavaScript

Highcharts.chart('container', {

    chart: {
        type: 'column'
    },

    title: {
        text: 'Total fruit consumption, grouped by gender'
    },

    xAxis: {
        categories: ['2021', '2022', '2023', '2024', '2025']
    },

    yAxis: {
        allowDecimals: false,
        min: 0,
        title: {
            text: 'Number of fruits'
        }
    },

    tooltip: {
        formatter: function () {
            return '<b>' + this.x + '</b><br/>' +
                this.series.name + ': ' + this.y + '<br/>' +
                'Total: ' + this.point.stackTotal;
        }
    },

    plotOptions: {
        column: {
            stacking: 'normal'
        }
    },

    series: [
      {
          name: 'Mapping',
          type: 'column',
          data: [5, 3, 4, 7, 2],
          stack: 1
      }, {
          name: 'PreTAS',
          type: 'column',
          data: [3, 4, 4, 2, 5],
          stack: 1
      }, {
          name: 'IUs requiring treatment',
          type: 'line',
          data: [5, 3, 4, 7, 2]
      }
    ]
});