The resultant pie chart shows each type as a wedge, while the doughnut chart uses arcs in a circle. Notice how quickly you can see that just over a quarter of the planes were Hawk T2s.

Pie and Donut Charts We all love to hate the pie chart, and its cousin, the donut chart. This hatred for “dessert charts” is based on opinion and not actual research, though there are certainly many ...

Right-click the Doughnut chart and click Select Data from the context menu. A Select Data Source dialog box will open. Click the Add button. An Edit Series dialog box will open.

Click the Insert tab. Click the Insert Pie or Doughnut chart button in the Charts group and select Dougnut from the drop-down menu. Now we are going to resize the doughnut chart hole size.