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

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tl;dr

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

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    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

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

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

VIBE 2

Source data for a school project or personal analysis.

VIBE 3

Locate government or institutional data for a dashboard or report.

VIBE 4

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

what's the stack?

Markdown

how it stacks up fr

100/awesome-public-datasets0verflowme/alarm-clock0xhassaan/nn-from-scratch
Stars——0
Language—CSSPython
Last pushed2016-02-092022-10-03—
MaintenanceDormantDormant—
Setup difficultyeasyeasymoderate
Complexity1/52/54/5
Audiencedatavibe coderdeveloper

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · easy time til it works · 5min

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

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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 fr?

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.

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