diff --git a/modules/charts.mjs b/modules/charts.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce23ad1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/charts.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import * as Plot from "@observablehq/plot";
+import * as d3 from "d3";
+import {JSDOM} from "jsdom";
+
+const dom = new JSDOM(``);
+
+export function makeBarChart(data, x, y) {
+
+    // see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/74573576/how-to-use-observable-plot-in-nodejs
+    // see https://github.com/observablehq/plot/discussions/847?sort=top
+
+    let plot = Plot.plot({
+                    x: {
+                        tickFormat: d3.format(",.1c"),
+                        label: ""
+                    }, 
+                    y: {
+                        label: ""
+                    },
+                    style: {
+                        fontSize: "14px",
+                    },
+                    document: dom.window.document,
+                    marks: [
+                        Plot.barY(data, {x: x, y: y, fill: "grey"}),
+                        Plot.ruleY([0])
+                    ]
+                });
+    return plot.outerHTML;
+}
diff --git a/modules/data.js b/modules/data.js
index 04c246d..083e27a 100644
--- a/modules/data.js
+++ b/modules/data.js
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ const fetch = require('node-fetch');
 const querystring = require('querystring');
 const { response } = require('express');
 
+let charts;
+import('./charts.mjs').then(c => {charts = c;})
+
 const API_KEY = process.env.API_KEY;
 
 function makeURL(endpoint, parameters, aggregations) {
@@ -249,6 +252,13 @@ function getKeyStats(callback) {
         "extended_stats": {
             "field": "createdat"
         }
+    },
+    "keys_by_year": {
+        "date_histogram": {
+            "field": "createdat",
+            "interval": "1y",
+            "time_zone": "America/New_York"
+        }
     }
   };
   const url = makeURL('key', params, aggs);
@@ -263,9 +273,24 @@ function getKeyStats(callback) {
             start: results.aggregations.date_stats.min_as_string,
             end: results.aggregations.date_stats.max_as_string
           },
+          charts: {
+            keys_by_year: ""
+          }
         }
       };
 
+      let data = [];
+      let databucket = results.aggregations.keys_by_year.buckets;
+      databucket.forEach(d => {
+        let group = {
+          year: parseInt(d.key_as_string.slice(0,4)),
+          count: d.doc_count
+        };
+        data.push(group);
+      });
+
+      output.keys.charts.keys_by_year = charts.makeBarChart(data, "year", "count");
+
       callback(null, output);
     });
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index be779fb..2def05d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,13 +6,16 @@
     "start": "node ./bin/www"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@observablehq/plot": "^0.6.1",
     "async": "^3.2.0",
     "cookie-parser": "~1.4.4",
+    "d3": "^7.8.0",
     "debug": "~2.6.9",
     "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
     "express": "~4.16.1",
     "hbs": "^4.1.1",
     "http-errors": "~1.6.3",
+    "jsdom": "^20.0.3",
     "morgan": "~1.9.1",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.0"
   }
diff --git a/routes/index.js b/routes/index.js
index afe2e1d..06a0a31 100644
--- a/routes/index.js
+++ b/routes/index.js
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ router.get('/', function(req, res, next) {
         data.keys.count_as_string = data.keys.count.toLocaleString('en');
         data.keys.statsdates = results['keyStats']['keys']['statsdates'];
         data.keys.statsdates.start_short = data.keys.statsdates.start.substr(0, 10);
+        data.keys.chart_by_year = results['keyStats']['keys']['charts']['keys_by_year'];
 
         // calculate the age of the data
         // freshness = number of hours old
diff --git a/views/production.hbs b/views/production.hbs
index 1f5d9d1..4d4a8e9 100644
--- a/views/production.hbs
+++ b/views/production.hbs
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@
 
                 <p class="lead">{{apistats.keys.count_as_string}} keys have been issued since {{apistats.keys.statsdates.start_short}}.</p>
                 <p class="lead">The newest key was cut at precisely {{apistats.keys.statsdates.end}}.</p>
+                
+                <hr>
 
+                <p class="lead">Key Count by Year</p>
+                <p>{{{apistats.keys.chart_by_year}}}</p>
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>