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Empowering Africa with data

Tired of out-of-date data? Finding it hard to find the data you need because you're working in Africa?
DataDesk solves this with ...

Easy-to-find, relevant data and publication-ready charts.

100s of South African datasets

Always up to date datasets downloadable in JSON and CSV formats, charts available as downloadable images for republication. Optional access to SVG formats and customisable charts.

Economy

Unemployment rate in South Africa, by age group

Updated: 2025-02-18

Environment

Rhino poaching in South Africa: 2016 - present

Updated: 2025-02-18

Demographics

Religious affiliation in South Africa

Updated: 2025-04-20

Demographics

Languages spoken in South Africa, by metro municipalities

Updated: 2025-05-06

Energy

Solar panels imported into South Africa from China (US$)

Updated: 2025-05-23

Economy

Loadshedding stage changes in South Africa: 2014-present

Updated: 2025-03-09

More data

More than 700 ready-to-use charts

Looking for inspiration? Need a quick chart to republish? We have more than 700 charts ready-made that you can republish.

Databases

Sector- and topic-specific databases to help you find the information and connections you need quickly. These are the databases we use in our work at The Outlier. Now we're making them available to you.

Coming Soon

African Climate Data and Reports Database

More than 50 climate resources covering Africa

Preview Access

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