Treemap Chart Maker

Enter your categories and values - each tile is sized by its value. Customize colors, layout, and export instantly.

Import from Excel

Col A: labels · Col B: values

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What Is a Treemap Chart?

A treemap chart fills a rectangle with proportional tiles - each tile represents one category, and its size reflects its value. The bigger the tile, the bigger the share. All tiles share a single color, which keeps the focus entirely on size and proportion rather than on visual differentiation. It is the simplest and most readable form of a treemap, and it works well whenever you want to answer the question "which of these is the biggest, and by how much?"

Whether you are visualizing city populations, market share, budget breakdown, or product revenue, a treemap gets right to the point. This free tool lets you enter your data, pick a tile color, and export a clean chart in seconds - no account required, no data ever leaves your browser.

When to Use a Treemap Chart

Part-to-Whole Comparison

When you need to show how individual items contribute to a total - like how each city contributes to a country's total population.

Budget & Spend Breakdown

Visualizing how a budget is split across departments or line items. Larger tiles immediately signal where the money goes.

Market Share Analysis

Understanding which companies or products dominate a market at a glance - without scrolling through a long table.

Revenue by Product or Region

Showing which product lines or sales regions drive the most revenue out of the entire portfolio.

Reports and Infographics

Treemaps pack a lot of information into a compact space, making them perfect for one-page summaries and executive reports.

Simple Category Rankings

Any dataset where you have named categories and a single numeric value per category is a natural fit for a treemap.

Tips for a Cleaner Treemap Chart

  • Sort your data descending. Enter the largest value first so the biggest tile appears in the top-left corner - exactly where the reader's eye naturally goes first.
  • Keep it to around 15 tiles or fewer. Once tiles get very small they lose their label and become hard to interpret. Group tiny values into an "Other" category if needed.
  • Choose a tile color that fits your context. Blue feels neutral and corporate. Green suggests growth or positive values. A strong accent color on a white background always looks clean.
  • Turn on data labels in the Advanced tab if the chart will be exported as a static image - readers cannot hover for tooltips in a PDF or slide deck.
  • Export as SVG for web embeds or large-format printing. SVG stays sharp at any resolution, unlike PNG which can look blurry when scaled up.

Treemap Chart - Common Questions

What makes a treemap chart different from a pie chart?+

A pie chart uses angles to compare slices, which become hard to read after five or six slices. A treemap uses rectangular area instead, which scales cleanly to 10, 15, or even 20 categories. Treemaps also support hierarchical data, which a pie chart simply cannot do.

How are the tile sizes calculated?+

Each tile's area is directly proportional to its value relative to the sum of all values. So if 'Mumbai' has a value of 20.7 and the total of all values is 100, Mumbai's tile will occupy roughly 20.7% of the chart area.

Can I use a treemap instead of a pie chart?+

Yes, and for many datasets it is actually a better choice. Pie charts become hard to read with more than five or six slices. A treemap handles 10, 15, or even 20 categories cleanly because it uses rectangular area instead of angles, which are notoriously difficult for the human eye to compare precisely.

How do I import data from Excel?+

Use the Import from Excel button in the Data tab. Your file should have category names in column A and numeric values in column B, starting from row 2 (row 1 is the header). The tool accepts .xlsx, .xls, and .csv files. Download the template to get a pre-formatted starting point.

What export formats are available?+

You can download your chart as PNG (best general use), JPEG (smaller file, no transparency), or SVG (vector format, scales to any size without quality loss). SVG is the recommended format for websites and printed materials.

Is my data private?+

Completely. All processing happens inside your browser - nothing is sent to a server. You can safely paste in confidential business figures, client data, or internal metrics.

Why do some tiles not show a label?+

When a tile is too small to fit the label text without overlapping adjacent tiles, the label is automatically hidden to keep the chart readable. This is expected behavior. If you need all labels visible, consider removing the smallest categories or increasing the chart height.

Can I change the chart background color?+

Yes - open the Style tab and use the Background color picker. A white background is the standard for presentations. A dark background (like #1e2130) can give the chart a dashboard-style look when combined with a bright tile color.

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The treemap is one of the most efficient ways to visualize proportional data across many categories. Enter your numbers, choose a color, and download a professional-quality chart in seconds - everything runs privately in your browser with no software to install and no sign-up required.