Spark bar Apples30,255Pears13,040Peaches8,944Plums7,798Cherries3,048 Each row has a label, a value, and a thin bar. A spark bar list stacks many small KPIs into a compact ranked list that reads like a scoreboard. It fits tight spaces where a full chart would be too much. Sort it so the order carries meaning. “The scale and field can be omitted and the bars alone will effectively tell the story of the main figures in the table” (Karl G. Karsten, Charts and Graphs, 1923, p. 109). Also called: bar list, ranked bar list From: KPI Data as of 16:07 UTC on 20 Oct 2026 made withdbt Charts