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.. _gallery_bar_chart_sorted:


Sorted Bar Chart
================
This example shows a bar chart sorted by a calculated value.


.. altair-plot::
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    import altair as alt
    from vega_datasets import data

    source = data.barley()

    alt.Chart(source).mark_bar().encode(
        x='sum(yield):Q',
        y=alt.Y('site:N', sort='-x')
    )


.. tab-set::

    .. tab-item:: Method syntax
        :sync: method

        .. code:: python


            import altair as alt
            from vega_datasets import data

            source = data.barley()

            alt.Chart(source).mark_bar().encode(
                x='sum(yield):Q',
                y=alt.Y('site:N').sort('-x')
            )


    .. tab-item:: Attribute syntax
        :sync: attribute

        .. code:: python


            import altair as alt
            from vega_datasets import data

            source = data.barley()

            alt.Chart(source).mark_bar().encode(
                x='sum(yield):Q',
                y=alt.Y('site:N', sort='-x')
            )