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How to create funnel chart in Excel?

Author: Sun Last Modified: 2025-04-16

Have you ever wanted to create a funnel chart to show the data ascending or descending in Excel? In Excel, there is no a direct way to create a funnel chart, but now I will talk about a method to make a funnel chart in Excel.

Create funnel chart in Excel


 Create funnel chart in Excel

There are several steps to create a funnel chart, please follow step by step.

1. Select the data range and click "Insert" > "Column" > "100% Stacked Pyramid". See screenshot:

click 100% Stacked Pyramid chart

Tip: In Excel 2013, do as follow to insert a "100% Stacked Pyramid".

(1).You need to insert a "3-D 100% Stacked Column" first. Click "Insert" > "Column" > "3-D 100%Stacked Column". See screenshot:

click 3-D 100% Stacked Pyramid chart in Excel 2013

(2).And then right click at the column chart series to select "Format Data Series", and check "Full Pyramid" option. See screenshots:

click Format Data Series from right click menu
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select Full Pyramid option

2. Click at the chart, and click "Design" > "Switch Row/Column" in the "Data" group. See screenshot:

click Switch Row/Column

Now you can see the chart as shown as below:

a chart is displayed

3. Right click the chart to select "3-D Rotation" in the context menu. See screen shot:

click 3-D Rotation from right click menu

4. In the "Format Chart Area" dialog, change the values in "X" and "Y" text boxes to zero in the "Rotation" section, and close this dialog. See screenshot:

set options in the Format Chart Area dialog

In Excel 2013 change the values in "X" and" Y" text boxes to zero in the "3-D Rotation" section in the "Format Chart Area" pane.

Now the chart change to this:

the chart is changed

5. Right click at the "Y" axis and select "Format Axis", then check "Values in reverse order" option. See screenshots:

click Format Axis from right click menu
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check Values in reverse order

In Excel 2013 check "Values in reverse order" in "Format Axis" pane.

6. Close the dialog. And you can delete axis, legend, and chart floor as you need, and also you can add the data labels in the chart by right click at the series and select "Add Data Labels" one by one.

Now you can see a completed funnel chart.

 the funnel chart is created successfully

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