explaingit

100/awesome-public-datasets

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2016-02-09

Audience · dataComplexity · 1/5DormantSetup · easy

TLDR

A curated directory of links to thousands of free public datasets across climate, biology, economics, and more, organized by topic.

Mindmap

mindmap
  root((repo))
    What it does
      Curated dataset links
      Organized by topic
      Community maintained
    Tech stack
      Markdown
    Use cases
      Research projects
      Data journalism
      School projects
      Dashboards
    Audience
      Researchers
      Data journalists
      Students

Code map

Detail Auto

An interactive map of this repo's files and how they connect — its source is parsed live in your browser. Click Visualize to build it.

filefunction / class

What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Find real public datasets for a research project or hypothesis test.

USE CASE 2

Source data for a school project or personal analysis.

USE CASE 3

Locate government or institutional data for a dashboard or report.

USE CASE 4

Discover new datasets as an ongoing reference list that grows over time.

What is it built with?

Markdown

How does it compare?

100/awesome-public-datasets00kaku/gallery-slider-block04amanrajj/netwatch
Stars——0
Language—JavaScriptRust
Last pushed2016-02-092021-05-19—
MaintenanceDormantDormant—
Setup difficultyeasyeasymoderate
Complexity1/52/53/5
Audiencedatageneralops devops

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

It's just a list of links, actual data access depends on each linked source's own requirements.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Help me find a public climate dataset from this list I can use for a research project.
Prompt 2
Point me to genetic or biological datasets in this repo suitable for a student project.
Prompt 3
Show me economic or financial datasets from this list I could use to build a dashboard.
Prompt 4
How do I contribute a new dataset link to this awesome-public-datasets list?

Frequently asked questions

What is awesome-public-datasets?

A curated directory of links to thousands of free public datasets across climate, biology, economics, and more, organized by topic.

Is awesome-public-datasets actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2016-02-09).

How hard is awesome-public-datasets to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is awesome-public-datasets for?

Mainly data.

Open on GitHub → Explain another repo

This repo across BitVibe Labs

Verify against the repo before relying on details.

Alternatives & similar repos