Sankey Diagram
Food Production Chain
Agricultural product flow from farms through processing to retail distribution channels.
Output
Python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import matplotlib.patches as mpatches
from matplotlib.path import Path
def draw_flow(ax, x0, y0, x1, y1, w0, w1, color, alpha=0.6):
cx = (x0 + x1) / 2
verts = [
(x0, y0 + w0/2), (cx, y0 + w0/2), (cx, y1 + w1/2), (x1, y1 + w1/2),
(x1, y1 - w1/2), (cx, y1 - w1/2), (cx, y0 - w0/2), (x0, y0 - w0/2),
(x0, y0 + w0/2)
]
codes = [Path.MOVETO] + [Path.CURVE4]*3 + [Path.LINETO] + [Path.CURVE4]*3 + [Path.CLOSEPOLY]
ax.add_patch(mpatches.PathPatch(Path(verts, codes), fc=color, alpha=alpha, ec='none'))
def draw_node(ax, x, y, w, h, color, label):
ax.add_patch(mpatches.FancyBboxPatch((x-w/2, y-h/2), w, h, boxstyle="round,pad=0.02",
fc=color, ec='#374151', lw=1.5))
ax.text(x, y, label, ha='center', va='center', fontsize=8, color='white', fontweight='bold')
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(14, 8), facecolor='#ffffff')
ax.set_facecolor('#ffffff')
s = 0.004
# Farms to processor
draw_flow(ax, 0.5, 5, 2.5, 5, 1000*s, 1000*s, '#6CF527', 0.6)
# Processor split
draw_flow(ax, 3.5, 5.5, 5.5, 7.5, 100*s, 100*s, '#C82909', 0.6) # Waste
draw_flow(ax, 3.5, 4.5, 5.5, 4, 900*s, 900*s, '#F5B027', 0.6) # Processed
# Distribution
draw_flow(ax, 6.5, 4.5, 8.5, 6.5, 400*s, 400*s, '#27D3F5', 0.6) # Supermarket
draw_flow(ax, 6.5, 3.8, 8.5, 3.5, 300*s, 300*s, '#4927F5', 0.6) # Restaurant
draw_flow(ax, 6.5, 3.2, 8.5, 1, 200*s, 200*s, '#F5276C', 0.6) # Export
# Nodes
draw_node(ax, 0, 5, 0.6, 1000*s*1.2, '#6CF527', 'Farms\n1000t')
draw_node(ax, 3, 5, 0.6, 1000*s*1.2, '#27F5B0', 'Processor\n1000t')
draw_node(ax, 6, 7.5, 0.6, 100*s*3, '#C82909', 'Waste\n100t')
draw_node(ax, 6, 4, 0.6, 900*s*1.2, '#F5B027', 'Packaged\n900t')
draw_node(ax, 9, 6.5, 0.6, 400*s*1.5, '#27D3F5', 'Retail\n400t')
draw_node(ax, 9, 3.5, 0.6, 300*s*1.7, '#4927F5', 'Food Svc\n300t')
draw_node(ax, 9, 1, 0.6, 200*s*2, '#F5276C', 'Export\n200t')
ax.set_title('Food Production & Distribution Flow', fontsize=16, color='#1f2937', fontweight='bold', pad=20)
ax.set_xlim(-1, 10)
ax.set_ylim(-0.5, 9)
ax.axis('off')
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()
Library
Matplotlib
Category
Part-to-Whole
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