This topic describes the types of area charts and their examples.

An area chart is a line chart with the areas below the lines filled with colors.

Similar to a line chart, an area chart emphasizes the changes over time, and is used to highlight the change trend. An area chart displays the trend through areas. We recommend that an area chart consist of up to five areas.

This topic uses the sample data listed in the following table to show different types of area charts.
1750 1800 1850 1900 1950 2000 2050
Asia 502 635 809 947 1402 3634 5268
Africa 106 107 111 133 221 767 1766
America 18 31 54 156 339 818 1201
Europe 163 203 276 408 547 729 628
Oceania 2 2 2 6 13 30 46
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