Charting Africa's 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Tired of out-of-date data?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. Republish our charts or build your own.

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.
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

DataDesk is still in preview mode. Existing Outlier subscribers will be able to access DataDesk as part of their subscription during this test phase.

If you are not a subscriber you can either subscribe here or you can add your email to the waitlist below and we'll notify you when we enable trial accounts and the rest of the service.

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