Donut chart
Arcs divide one whole into shares.
Evening class registrations
Illustrative data
View data6 records
| Item | Group | Registrations |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | Studio | 48 |
| Studio | 32 | |
| Photo | Studio | 40 |
| Bread | Kitchen | 36 |
| Pasta | Kitchen | 28 |
| Ferment | Kitchen | 16 |
When it fits
Show a few clearly different shares of a known total.
What you need
Mutually exclusive, nonnegative parts of one complete total.
Watch for
Similar slices are difficult to compare precisely.
In practice

Sources and accessibility
The authored example uses illustrative data. Published references retain their original information and presentation.
- Claus O. Wilke · Visualizing proportions
- Acagastya · Votes for the 2026 World Cup host
- W3C WAI · Accessible descriptions for complex images
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