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How to Create a TreeMap in Power BI

Updated on:
June 5, 2026
By:
Madhav Bhandari
Use this interactive demo to learn how to build a Treemap visual in Power BI step by step.

Quick summary

A Treemap in Power BI is a hierarchical chart where nested rectangles represent categories, with size and color mapped to data measures. You can create one in minutes by selecting the Treemap visual and dragging your fields into the Visualizations pane.


Steps

  1. Open Power BI Desktop and load your data into the report canvas.
  2. In the Visualizations pane, click the Treemap icon to add the visual to your canvas.
  3. Drag and drop your desired fields into the appropriate wells of the Treemap visual.
  4. Understand that the Treemap visualizes hierarchical data where each rectangle represents a category.
  5. Note that the size of each rectangle corresponds to a measure value in your dataset.
  6. Use color to represent an additional metric, adding a second dimension to your visual.
  7. Follow all steps to successfully create a Treemap in Power BI and publish your report.

📌 Why this matters

The Treemap chart in Power BI is a powerful way to visualize hierarchical and proportional data at a glance, making it easier for analysts and business users to spot patterns across categories. By mapping rectangle size to a key measure and using color to encode a second metric, Treemaps let teams compare multiple dimensions of data in a single, compact visual. Power BI's built-in Treemap visual requires no custom code, enabling fast, interactive reporting for sales, finance, and operational datasets. Mastering the Treemap in Power BI helps organizations make faster, data-driven decisions by surfacing category-level insights that traditional bar or pie charts often obscure.
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