# Pie Chart

> The Pie chart is used to display proportional data, and/or percentages.

*Source: https://docs.sisense.com/main/SisenseLinux/pie-chart.htm*

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Last updated: June 11, 2026

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The Pie chart is used to display proportional data, and/or percentages.

## Adding Data

1. In the Categories panel, click **Add +** to select the data that will be displayed in the Pie
   Chart. You can add only one field.
     
   Typically, the categories of a Pie Chart contain descriptive data.

   **Note:**

   All slices that are smaller or equal to 3% are grouped together into a slice called
   **Other**. You can hover over this slice to display its breakdown.
2. In the **Values** area, select the field whose values determine the size of the pie slice by
   clicking **Add +**. Values are typically used to represent numeric data.

   **Note:**

   You can add only one field.

## Designing the Pie Chart

Fine-tune the appearance of the Pie Chart widget, using the following tools:

- **PIE TYPE** : Select how the pie appears.

  ![8 6pieType1thumb](https://docs.sisense.com/main/Resources/Images/8-6pieType1thumb0300.png)

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  | Pieclassic 300x265 thumb 0 | Piedonut 300x246 thumb 0 | Piering 300x233 thumb 0 |
- **Legend:** Specify whether to show or hide the Legend, and select its position. To add a title
  to the legend, so that users understand clearly which dimension is displayed in the chart, see [here](https://support.sisense.com/kb/en/article/showing-legend-title-for-all-chart-types).
- **Labels:** Select which labels to display on the pie chart, as indicated below:

  ![8 6labelsthumb](https://docs.sisense.com/main/Resources/Images/8-6labelsthumb0300.png)

  ![8 6piemarkers2thumb](https://docs.sisense.com/main/Resources/Images/8-6piemarkers2thumb0300.png)

  **Notes:**

  - Sisense rounds up numbers in pie charts and this may lead to the percentages totaling to 101%.
  - Long X-axis labels may be truncated.
- **Show 'Others' Slice:** Toggle this setting to control the display of the 'Others' slice:

  - Include in the 'Others' slice all categories (slices) smaller than X percent (%), OR
  - Show X slices, and group all the rest into the 'Others' slice
- **Set the direction of slices:** Click the ![8 6sort](https://docs.sisense.com/main/Resources/Images/8-6sort.png)  
   **Sort** button in the Values section in the Data
  panel to set the direction of slices:

  - Clockwise or counter clockwise by category percentages
  - By category name (from A to Z, or from 1 and higher)

  ![8 6sortedthumb](https://docs.sisense.com/main/Resources/Images/8-6sortedthumb0300.png)

## Exploring Pie Charts

You can [Drilling Down in a Widget](https://docs.sisense.com/main/SisenseLinux/drilling-down-in-a-widget.md) into pie charts just like
other widgets. In addition, when your pie chart has so many smaller slices that they are aggregated into a
single slice called Others, you can click this slice to display a second pie chart containing a breakdown of the
Others slice.

For example, the pie chart below displays a breakdown of the top 5 slices in a pie chart with many smaller slices
included in the Others slice.

![8 6othersslice1thumb](https://docs.sisense.com/main/Resources/Images/8-6othersslice1thumb0300.png)

By clicking the Others slice, you can see a breakdown of all the slices included in the Others slice.

![8 6othersslice2thumb](https://docs.sisense.com/main/Resources/Images/8-6othersslice2thumb0300.png)

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