topic Re: Trying to create a simple pie chart in SAS showing percentages in SAS Programming

Trying to create a simple pie chart in SAS showing percentages

SASGeek — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 21:08:54 GMT

Hello,

I'm trying to create a simple pie chart in SAS to eventually export into Excel as a graph (user request). I'm trying everything I know but I can't get percentages to show and calculate. Here's what I have

/* Step 1: Create the dataset in desired order */

data test;

input rating $ count;

datalines;

Amber 1000

Green 450

Red 6445

;

run;

/* Step 2: Define custom colors in the same order */

pattern1 color=orange; /* Amber */

pattern2 color=green; /* Green */

pattern3 color=red; /* Red */

/* Step 3: Create the pie chart with percentages */

proc gchart data=test;

pie rating / sumvar=count

type=percent /* Show percentages */

value=inside /* Place percentages inside slices */

other=0

noheading

legend;

title "Rating Distribution (Percentages)";

run;

quit;

instead of the numbers (1000, 450, 6445) I want it to show 13%, 6%, and 82%. And since the values can always flip, I want the first to show amber, 2nd to show green, 3rd to show red even if the percentages are 54%, 22%, and 24%.

Would someone help me please? Google isn't my friend this Friday afternoon. Thank you!

Re: Trying to create a simple pie chart in SAS showing percentages

Ksharp — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 08:03:47 GMT

Now you could use PROC SGPIE to get pie chart.

title "Regional Sales";
data test;
    input rating $ count;
    datalines;
    Amber 1000
    Green 450
    Red   6445
    ;
run;
proc sgpie data=test;
donut rating / response=count holevalue datalabeldisplay=(percent)
               holelabel="Total Sales" datalabelloc=outside;
run;

title "Regional Sales";
data test;
    input rating $ count;
    datalines;
    Amber 1000
    Green 450
    Red   6445
    ;
run;
proc sgpie data=test;
pie rating / response=count  datalabeldisplay=(percent)
                datalabelloc=inside;
run;

Re: Trying to create a simple pie chart in SAS showing percentages

SASGeek — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 21:35:57 GMT

That's perfect. Thank you. Really appreciate the help!