Pandas DataFrame: plot.area() function

Last update on August 19 2022 21:50:33 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

DataFrame.plot.area() function

An area plot displays quantitative data visually. This function wraps the matplotlib area function.

Syntax:

DataFrame.plot.area(self, x=None, y=None, **kwargs)

Parameters:

Name	Description	Type/Default Value	Required / Optional
x	Coordinates for the X axis. By default uses the index.	label or position	Optional
y	Column to plot. By default uses all columns.	label or position	Optional
stacked	Area plots are stacked by default. Set to False to create a unstacked plot.	bool Default Value: True	Required
**kwds	Additional keyword arguments are documented in DataFrame.plot().	int or float Default Value: 0	Optional

Returns: matplotlib.axes.Axes or numpy.ndarray
Area plot, or array of area plots if subplots is True.

Example:

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