{"id":21556,"date":"2022-12-07T08:00:19","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T02:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/?p=21556"},"modified":"2026-01-20T14:40:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T09:10:48","slug":"types-of-pie-chart-and-when-to-use-them-fusioncharts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/types-of-pie-chart-and-when-to-use-them-fusioncharts\/","title":{"rendered":"When to Use Different Pie Charts: 2026 Pro Guide today"},"content":{"rendered":"Apart from the common pie charts you are used to, there are different types of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/charts\/pie-doughnut-charts\">pie chart<\/a> you should know. They&#8217;re similar in readability and functionality but mostly differ in aesthetics. Depending on your visual preference, they have similar use cases as normal pie charts. In this post, I&#8217;ll take you through the various types of a pie charts, when you should use them, and the best practices to follow.\r\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/types-of-pie-chart-and-when-to-use-them-fusioncharts\/#What_Is_A_Pie_Chart\" title=\"What Is A Pie Chart?\">What Is A Pie Chart?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/types-of-pie-chart-and-when-to-use-them-fusioncharts\/#When_Should_Pie_Charts_Be_Used_Or_Appropriate\" title=\"When Should Pie Charts Be Used Or Appropriate?\">When Should Pie Charts Be Used Or Appropriate?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/types-of-pie-chart-and-when-to-use-them-fusioncharts\/#Unique_Categories\" title=\"Unique Categories\">Unique Categories<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/types-of-pie-chart-and-when-to-use-them-fusioncharts\/#No_Time_Dimension\" title=\"No Time Dimension\">No Time Dimension<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/types-of-pie-chart-and-when-to-use-them-fusioncharts\/#Few_Categories\" title=\"Few Categories\">Few Categories<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/types-of-pie-chart-and-when-to-use-them-fusioncharts\/#Easy_Visualization\" title=\"Easy Visualization\">Easy Visualization<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/types-of-pie-chart-and-when-to-use-them-fusioncharts\/#Budget_And_Financial_Planning\" title=\"Budget And Financial Planning\">Budget And Financial Planning<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/types-of-pie-chart-and-when-to-use-them-fusioncharts\/#Types_of_Pie_Chart\" title=\"Types of Pie Chart\">Types of Pie Chart<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/types-of-pie-chart-and-when-to-use-them-fusioncharts\/#Donut_Chart\" title=\"Donut Chart\">Donut Chart<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/types-of-pie-chart-and-when-to-use-them-fusioncharts\/#3D_Pie_Chart\" title=\"3D Pie Chart\">3D Pie Chart<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/types-of-pie-chart-and-when-to-use-them-fusioncharts\/#Exploded_Pie_Chart\" title=\"Exploded Pie Chart\">Exploded Pie Chart<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/types-of-pie-chart-and-when-to-use-them-fusioncharts\/#Best_Practices_For_Using_A_Pie_Chart\" title=\"Best Practices For Using A Pie Chart\">Best Practices For Using A Pie Chart<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/types-of-pie-chart-and-when-to-use-them-fusioncharts\/#Add_Annotations\" title=\"Add Annotations\">Add Annotations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/types-of-pie-chart-and-when-to-use-them-fusioncharts\/#Order_Slices_By_Size\" title=\"Order Slices By Size\">Order Slices By Size<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/types-of-pie-chart-and-when-to-use-them-fusioncharts\/#Combine_The_Smaller_Categories\" title=\"Combine The Smaller Categories\">Combine The Smaller Categories<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/types-of-pie-chart-and-when-to-use-them-fusioncharts\/#Common_Pie_Chart_Alternatives\" title=\"Common Pie Chart Alternatives\">Common Pie Chart Alternatives<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/types-of-pie-chart-and-when-to-use-them-fusioncharts\/#Absolute_Frequency_Vs_Relative_Frequency\" title=\"Absolute Frequency Vs. Relative Frequency\">Absolute Frequency Vs. Relative Frequency<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/types-of-pie-chart-and-when-to-use-them-fusioncharts\/#Bar_Chart\" title=\"Bar Chart\">Bar Chart<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/types-of-pie-chart-and-when-to-use-them-fusioncharts\/#Stacked_Bar_Chart\" title=\"Stacked Bar Chart\">Stacked Bar Chart<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/types-of-pie-chart-and-when-to-use-them-fusioncharts\/#Waffle_Chart\" title=\"Waffle Chart\">Waffle Chart<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/types-of-pie-chart-and-when-to-use-them-fusioncharts\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_A_Pie_Chart\"><\/span><strong>What Is A Pie Chart?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\nA pie chart is a circular chart divided into sections to visualize the part-whole relationship of data variables.\r\n\r\nThey are easy to create and used to show the distribution of a total quantity between various categorical variables.\r\n\r\nThe entire circle represents 100% of the total quantity. While each slice represents a categorical variable measured in angles of the full 360 degrees (central angle). The arc size and arc length of a pie chart shows how much of the total quantity that category occupies.\r\n\r\nPie charts are popular and widely used as an essential element in data-driven business analysis. But they are not suitable for every type of business and data presentation.\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_Should_Pie_Charts_Be_Used_Or_Appropriate\"><\/span><strong>When Should Pie Charts Be Used Or Appropriate?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\nPie charts have a limited use case and are unsuitable for every kind of data.\r\n\r\nHere are some situations when you should strongly consider using a pie chart.\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unique_Categories\"><\/span><strong>Unique Categories<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\nWhen your data contains distinct numeric variables, it is best to create a pie chart.\r\n\r\nIn this case, each unique category would be represented by an arc of the circle graph.\r\n\r\nAnd you can compare the contribution of each category to the entire quantity.\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"No_Time_Dimension\"><\/span><strong>No Time Dimension<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\nUnlike other data visualization types, a pie chart lacks the element to showcase the change in data over time.\r\n\r\nAn example is if you&#8217;re visualizing sales data for each department in a store and you also want to show sales by month.\r\n\r\nIt would be practically impossible to illustrate the proportions of the sales by month along with each category using a pie chart.\r\n\r\nSo if your data has a time dimension, a pie chart will not be appropriate for that situation.\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Few_Categories\"><\/span><strong>Few Categories<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\nA pie chart works best when your data set has a few components. The more variables in your data, the more slices you&#8217;ll have to create.\r\n\r\nNo one would find it easy to interpret what a pie chart displays if it has a ton of slices. So a pie chart would not be appropriate if you have plenty of categories. For example, if you are using a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visme.co\/form-builder\/feedback-forms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">feedback form<\/a> to collect data on your website and want to visualize customer satisfaction across different regions, you can use a pie chart.\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Easy_Visualization\"><\/span><strong>Easy Visualization<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\nA pie chart is suitable when you want to quickly show the amount each unique category contributes to the overall data.\r\n\r\nA use case is when you want to show the total amount of energy generated from various energy sources; coal,\r\n\r\nIn this case, you can easily visualize the amount coal contributes to the total generation or which energy source contributes the least. Nne\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Budget_And_Financial_Planning\"><\/span><strong>Budget And Financial Planning<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\nA pie chart is perfect for budgeting and planning your financial decisions.\r\n\r\nYou can visualize your income as a total and show each expenditure category as a section of the circle.\r\n\r\nThrough this, you&#8217;ll be able to make better financial decisions, track spending and maximize income.\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Types_of_Pie_Chart\"><\/span><strong>Types of Pie Chart<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\nThere are several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/20-popular-types-of-charts-and-graphs-fusioncharts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>popular charts and <\/u><\/a>graphs based\u00a0on visual aesthetics and the dimension of the graph. Let&#8217;s take a look!\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Donut_Chart\"><\/span><strong>Donut Chart<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\nDonut charts are pie chart variations, but the only difference is that the center is eliminated, making the chart literally resemble a donut.\r\n\r\nThink of it as &#8220;a pie chart with a hole in the center.&#8221; The blank center of the donut chart is left empty or used to add labels and annotations.\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/images.surferseo.art\/1d5dc8c2-254a-4dac-8571-10e999c2fd8d.png\" alt=\"Types of pie charts: Donut chart\" width=\"1818\" height=\"952\" \/>\r\n\r\nA donut chart has the same readability and practical use cases as a normal pie chart. They are mainly used based on aesthetic preferences.\r\n\r\nHowever, donut charts could be cumbersome to read when interpreting different groups of data.\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3D_Pie_Chart\"><\/span><strong>3D Pie Chart<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\nA 3D pie chart is a 3-dimensional representation of a pie chart that visualizes data on the x, y, and z-axis.\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.surferseo.art\/a74ef6ed-36bf-4d6d-9939-89389bb7863a.png\" alt=\"Types of pie charts: 3D pie chart\" width=\"466\" height=\"284\" \/>\r\n\r\nThey are mostly used for aesthetic reasons and to make business presentations look cool. Its distorted form makes it challenging to interpret. 3D pie charts are of two types, namely, the simple 3D chart and the exploded 3D chart.\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Exploded_Pie_Chart\"><\/span><strong>Exploded Pie Chart<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\nThis is one of the more common types of pie chart. An exploded pie chart forms when the different divisions are pulled apart from the center.\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/images.surferseo.art\/ca07065f-c788-4254-99ac-76e2118c6e7f.png\" alt=\"Types of pie charts: exploded pie chart\" width=\"1818\" height=\"952\" \/>\r\n\r\nThis is usually done to place emphasis on any or all variables in the pie chart. While this feature is great for aesthetics, it affects the overall readability of the graph.\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_Practices_For_Using_A_Pie_Chart\"><\/span><strong>Best Practices For Using A Pie Chart<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\nHere are some best practices to follow when you want to create a readable, visually appealing pie and simple pie chart.\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Add_Annotations\"><\/span><strong>Add Annotations<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\nSmall fractions such as 1\/2 (50%), 1\/3 (33%), and 1\/4 (25%) are usually easy to interpret on the main pie chart.\r\n\r\nBut when the percentage gets smaller, it becomes difficult to estimate proportions from pie charts.\r\n\r\nThis is where annotations and data labels come in. They are a best practice when creating a pie chart and serve as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/a-beginners-guide-to-charts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>guide to chart<\/u><\/a> interpretation.\r\n\r\nData slices on your pie chart should be appropriately labeled with values, and you could also include an icon legend where possible.\r\n\r\nWhether it&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-pie-chart-in-excel-under-60-seconds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pie chart in Excel<\/a> or a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/how-to-create-pie-chart-in-react\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>React pie chart<\/u><\/a>, Annotations are a great inclusion and enable your audience to understand exact proportions.\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Order_Slices_By_Size\"><\/span><strong>Order Slices By Size<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\nOrdering a circle chart by size is a surefire way to make it readable and visually better.\r\n\r\nTypically, you should arrange the sections according to their contribution to the whole. A common order is to go anticlockwise from the largest slice at the right-top area to the smallest one.\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.surferseo.art\/ea59cf93-bc84-4c42-913b-0a7ebc779534.png\" alt=\"Market Share of Web Servers Pie Chart\" \/>\r\n\r\nTo do this, add the largest slice at the top-right corner of the chart as a starting point. And from right to left, arrange each section in descending order according to size.\r\n\r\nA good slice arrangement would make it easy for readers to visually interpret the pie graph.\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Combine_The_Smaller_Categories\"><\/span><strong>Combine The Smaller Categories<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\nA pie chart with hundreds of slices will be congested, and nobody wants to interpret that.\r\n\r\nIn cases where you have plenty of categorical variables, you should consider lumping small sections into one. The new parent category would be called &#8216;others&#8217; and accurately labeled in the icon legend.\r\n\r\nIf you must visualize in a pie chart, merging slices is a best practice when you have many categories.\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Common_Pie_Chart_Alternatives\"><\/span><strong>Common Pie Chart Alternatives<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\nHere are some options to consider in cases where a regular pie chart doesn&#8217;t fit.\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Absolute_Frequency_Vs_Relative_Frequency\"><\/span><strong>Absolute Frequency Vs. Relative Frequency<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\nA pie chart is usually labeled with absolute values of the variable or relative numerical proportion in percentages.\r\n\r\nBut you could go a step further by adding the percentage proportions on each arc and labeling each category with the absolute value.\r\n\r\nIt is important to consider your visualization goals to decide which annotation style is best for your pie chart.\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bar_Chart\"><\/span><strong>Bar Chart<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\nBar charts are considered the closest competitor to pie charts. They are used to visualize categorical variables as bars of varying lengths and compare them.\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.surferseo.art\/ffb510a2-14b7-4594-9e9e-c4691285f5eb.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"466\" height=\"284\" \/>\r\n\r\nBar charts are suitable for precise comparison between multiple categories and can be used as an alternative to a pie chart.\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stacked_Bar_Chart\"><\/span><strong>Stacked Bar Chart<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\nStacked bar charts illustrate a part-to-whole relationship between different categories of a total value.\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.surferseo.art\/18ddbde9-1fd1-43bc-a19c-9dc09e38b5fc.png\" alt=\"Revenue Split by Product Category Bar Chart\" \/>\r\n\r\nYou can liken it to having slices of a pie chart forged into rectangular bars.\r\n\r\nA stacked bar chart makes a close alternative to a pie chart and can fit into most use cases. However, they are not widely used.\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Waffle_Chart\"><\/span><strong>Waffle Chart<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\nAlso known as square charts or square pies, Waffle charts are rendered as a 10 x 10 grid containing 100 little icons. Each icon in the grid represents 1% of the whole quantity and is colored based on the category they represent.\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.surferseo.art\/c4751a12-49c8-4cd4-8fb1-4ac001092a9d.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"267\" \/>\r\n\r\nAs an alternative to pie charts, waffle charts make it easy for relative categorical proportions to be read.\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\nPie charts are undoubtedly great for visualization. They are perfect for illustrating the part-to-whole relationship. While the types of pie chart discussed in this article may be new to you, they represent the same data type similarly. For example, donut charts, 3D pie charts, and exploded pie charts.\r\n\r\nDepending on your use case or aesthetic preference, you could explore any of these chart types to visually tell the story behind your data on your next visualization assignment.\r\n\r\nReady to include pie chart variation in your project? With over 200 chart examples and templates, Fusioncharts can help you get started. Download a trial today","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apart from the common pie charts you are used to, there are different types of pie chart you should know. They&#8217;re similar in readability and functionality but mostly differ in aesthetics. Depending on your visual preference, they have similar use cases as normal pie charts. 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