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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Tired of out-of-date data?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.
Energy
Chinese solar panel exports to Africa and South Africa
Updated: 2025-05-20
Economy
Airbnbs in Cape Town
Updated: 2025-04-15
Demographics
Languages spoken in South Africa, by metro municipalities
Updated: 2025-05-06
Environment
Rhino poaching in South Africa: 2016 - present
Updated: 2025-02-18
Demographics
Languages spoken in South Africa, by province
Updated: 2025-04-24
Energy
Solar panels imported into South Africa from China (US$)
Updated: 2025-05-23
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.
Crime
Murders by month in South Africa
Lifestyle
How far does your passport go?
Politics
Municipalities outside the Western Cape with clean audits
Politics
Two-thirds of mayors in KZN and Gauteng had bodyguards in 2020
Economy
Fruitless and wasteful
Politics
Two-thirds of by-elections happen because of deaths, resignations
Education
Bachelor passes new
Education
School-TimeToWalk
Sports
2021/22 DStv Premiership wrap
Economy
GP-transport-gender-standalone
Economy
SA-debt
Governance
metro-mayors-october2024
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

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