Marimekko Charts

Marimekko charts show categorical data across multiple variables. They are ideal for analyzing market share, product mix, and segment comparisons in a single view.

1. Percentage Marimekko

Vertical Percentage Marimekko

Vertical percentage marimekko

Chart setup to build a vertical percentage marimekko:

Configuration option	Configuration value
Axis	Drag the dimension to plot on the axis (e.g.,Sub Region).
Values parameter	Drag multiple measures to compare (e.g., 2022 Gross Sales, 2022 Actuals).
Chart type	Select Vertical percentage Marimekko from the Marimekko section of the Chart Type dropdown menu.

This Marimekko represents the relative proportion of the Gross Sales to the Actuals value for each region.

Vertical precentage marimekko

Vertical percentage stacked marimekko

2. Absolute Marimekko

Vertical marimekko

Vertical marimekko

Chart setup to build a vertical marimekko:

Configuration option	Configuration value
Axis	Drag the dimension to plot on the axis (e.g., Country).
Values parameter	Drag multiple measures to compare (e.g., Sales Amount, Freight).
Chart type	Select Vertical marimekko from the Marimekko section of the Chart Type dropdown menu.

This Marimekko represents the actual proportion of the Freight charges to the Sales Amount for each country.

Vertical marimekko

Vertical stacked marimekko

1. Customization & formatting under Canvas settings

1.1. Series label

When you have a large number of categories, correlating the legend with the chart may prove to be challenging. Enable the toggle to list the stack dimension category labels against them, facilitating easy identification.

Series labels

2. Data label settings for Marimekko

You can customize the data labels for the measures and totals in their respective sections. You can also turn off the data labels for the measures and totals using the respective toggles,

Measure and totals data label settings

2.1. Label display

• Series: The data label displays the name of the stacked dimension category.

Series label display

• Height: Displays the percentage or actual value of the measure used to plot the height, in this case, the Sales measure.

Label display - height

• Width: Displays the percentage or actual value of the measure used to plot the width, in this case, the Profit measure.

Label display - width

• Height - Width: Displays the percentage/value of the measures used to plot the width and height.

Label display - height + width

• Series - Height: Displays the stacked dimension category name and the percentage/value of the measure used to plot the height.

Label display - series + height

2.2. Height

This option is enabled when the label display shows the height i.e. the Label display option is set to 'Height', 'Height - Width', or 'Series - Height'.

Height options

2.3. Width

This option is enabled when the label display shows the width i.e. the Label display option is set to 'Width' or 'Height - Width'.

Width options

2.3. Value type

Choose to display the measure value, percentage contribution, or both.

Both - display value and percentage

Value only

Percentage only

2.4. Display inline

This option is enabled when you choose the 'Both' option for Value type. The value and percentage contribution are displayed in a single line with the percentage in parentheses. They are shown in different lines when this option is unchecked.

Notice how the Height value and percentage are displayed inline but the Width components are on different lines.

Display value and percentage inline

2.5. Value position

The positioning of the value data label within each bar segment can be set using this option. The various positions are shown below.

Value position - Top

Value position - Center

Value position - Bottom

2.6. Percentage position

Place the percentage component at the top, center, or bottom of the Marimekko bars.

Percentage position - Top

Percentage position - Center

Percentage position - Bottom

2.7. Responsive orientation

The orientation of the data labels will be changed automatically when the visual is resized, ensuring that the entire label is displayed without truncation. When the canvas space is limited, the labels are displayed vertically. If you do not want the orientation to change, disable the Responsive orientation option in the Data Labels pane.

Data labels rotated based on the available space

Additional formatting options

Here are the other settings that help you refine your Marimekko chart.

Feature	Description	Link
Number	Configure number formatting (decimals, units)	Charts - number settings
Legend	Show/hide and customize the legends	Charts - legend settings
Data Label	Show exact values for each data point	3.6. Data label customizations
Trellis	Create small multiples using category split	6. Trellis customizations
Conditional Formatting	Apply color rules to highlight values	9. Conditional formatting
Sorting	Sort axis order	Sorting data
Ranking	Limit to top/bottom N categories	Ranking for charts

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