Create and use doughnut charts in Power BI

APPLIES TO: Power BI Desktop Power BI service

A doughnut chart is similar to a pie chart in that it shows the relationship of parts to a whole. The only difference is that the center is blank and allows space for a label or icon.

Note

Sharing your report with a Power BI colleague requires that you both have individual Power BI Pro licenses or that the report is saved in Premium capacity.

Prerequisite

Power BI Desktop

This tutorial uses the Retail Analysis Sample PBIX file.

1. From the upper left section of the menubar, select File > Open report.

2. Find your copy of the Retail Analysis Sample PBIX file.

3. Open the Retail Analysis Sample PBIX file in report view .

4. Select to add a new page.

Power BI service

This tutorial uses the Retail Analysis Sample in the Power BI service.

1. Sign in to the Power BI service.

2. From the lower left corner, select Get data.

3. Select Samples, then Retail Analysis Sample. Select Connect.

4. In your workspace, select the Retail Analysis Sample report to open it.

5. Select Edit and then select to add a new page.

Create a doughnut chart

1. Start on a blank report page and from the Fields pane, select Sales > Last Year Sales.

2. From the Visualizations pane, select the icon for doughnut chart to convert your bar chart to a doughnut chart. If Last Year Sales is not in the Values area, drag it there.

   

3. Select Item > Category to add it to the Legend area.

   

4. Optionally, adjust the size and color of the chart's text.

Considerations and troubleshooting

• The sum of the doughnut chart values must add up to 100%.
• Too many categories make it difficult to read and interpret.
• Doughnut charts are best used to compare a particular section to the whole, rather than comparing individual sections with each other.

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