Highcharts.chart('container', {

    title: {
        text: 'Y axis showEmpty demo'
    },

    subtitle: {
        text: 'Left axis shows even if Series 1 is hidden. Right axis does not show when Series 2 is hidden.'
    },

    xAxis: {
        categories: ['Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun', 'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec']
    },

    yAxis: [{
        lineWidth: 2
        // showEmpty: true // by default
    }, {
        lineWidth: 2,
        opposite: true,
        showEmpty: false
    }],

    series: [{
        data: [29.9, 71.5, 106.4, 129.2, 144.0, 176.0, 135.6, 148.5, 216.4, 194.1, 95.6, 54.4],
        yAxis: 0
    }, {
        data: [106.4, 129.2, 144.0, 176.0, 135.6, 148.5, 216.4, 194.1, 95.6, 54.4, 29.9, 71.5],
        yAxis: 1,
        visible: false
    }]
});