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Make interactive area charts for free

Create interactive area charts online using Datastory's self-serve data-visualization tool. Start for free, upload your data or use open datasets, customise your chart, and publish or embed it in minutes.

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Why Datastory

Why Datastory is right for you

Designed for data storytellers, analysts, journalists, NGOs and research teams who communicate insights through clear data visualization.

1 category × 1 value over time
Recommended: Bar chart

Smart chart picker

Datastory reads your columns and proposes the right encoding: categorical, temporal, geographic or hierarchical. Switch type without re-binding data.

Contrast (WCAG)AA · AAA ✓
Color-blind safe✓ Verified
Keyboard & screen-reader✓ Ready

Accessible by default

Colour-blind-safe, contrast-checked palettes with keyboard navigation and screen-reader labels for inclusive charts without extra work.

STORY CHART
Renewable energy share, EU
A steady climb, and the curve is bending up.
Source · Eurostat · Made with Datastory
+12 pp

Editorial defaults

Title hierarchy, annotations and source citations wired up automatically. You start at “good”, not at “blank”.

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Adaptable to your brand

Apply your fonts, colours and logo effortlessly, or start from editorial presets.

Made for the web

Fast, responsive visuals that work everywhere: desktop, mobile, embed or print.

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＋ Drop a CSV or paste a table

No code needed

Create powerful visuals without writing a single line of code.

2,000+datasets

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Access open data

A curated database of vetted public statistics from 100+ trusted sources, already cleaned and linked.

Built for storytelling

Turn charts into clear, compelling narratives. Pair text and annotations with your data to guide every reader to the point.

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Nothing to install. Get started with a generous free tier.

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Visualize your data with interactive area charts

To create an area chart in Datastory, upload a spreadsheet or paste your data directly into the editor. If you do not have data ready, you can start from an open dataset in Datastory's data catalog and build a chart from there.

Area charts created with Datastory are interactive and designed for use on the web. Choose the area chart template, select the variables you want to display, and adjust labels, scales, and layout. Changes appear instantly, making it easy to explore patterns and refine the chart.

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Tools for storytellers

Each tool helps transform data into publishable stories, with support for structure, context, and clarity at every step.

Linked data

Linked data

Unify data from different sources, formats, and schemas into a coherent knowledge graph. Let AI find connections you never knew existed.

AI & Insights

AI & Insights

Generate insights automatically, create visualizations with prompts, and let intelligent recommendations guide your narrative.

Open Data

Open Data

Easily find, explain and visualize statistics through our Open Data catalog. Browse 10,000+ metrics from 300+ data sources.

Related charts and graphs

Explore other chart types to find the perfect visualization for your data.

Bar charts
Compare values across categories.
Line charts
Show trends and changes over time.
Scatter plots
Explore relationships between numeric variables.
Animated bar charts
See a race chart of how values change over time
Treemaps
Show hierarchical data as nested rectangles.

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