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Repository of open source databases

Organizations from around the world collect and publish open source data for public use that can provide you with valuable insights and information leading to your policy goals. Discover a breadth of open databases, visuals and analyses below to access existing data in your area of interest, and sort by region and sector to refine your search. Not finding what you are looking for? Visit DataPortals.org for an even larger repository of open source databases that may suit your objectives.

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Climate
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Global

Climate TRACE

Climate TRACE offers a timely, open, and accessible inventory of where greenhouse gas emissions are coming from, provided by a coalition of organizations.

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All
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Global

UNDP SIDS Data Platform

The UNDP Data Platform for Small Island Developing States, a digital tool for accelerating development in SIDS by providing policymakers, research institutions, and country offices with access to updated, standardized, and comprehensive data.

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Health Care
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Africa

Africa Data Hub

Africa Data Hub seeks to lower the barriers that African journalists face to access and use data in their storytelling around health and development.

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Environment
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Global

The Planetary Computer Data Catalog

The Planetary Computer Data Catalog includes petabytes of environmental monitoring data, in consistent, analysis-ready formats.

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Environment
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Global

Icebreaker One (IB1) Open Net Zero

Icebreaker One, an independent, non-partisan nonprofit supported by EU, UK Government, DGEN, and Laudes Foundation, provides environmental & financial data aiming to influence investment decisions to deliver demonstrable net-zero by 2030.

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Social Justice
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Global

The Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX)

HDX, managed by UN OCHA's Centre for Humanitarian Data, is an open platform for sharing data across crises and organisations. It provides data about the context of humanitarian crisis, people affected by the crisis, their needs, and responses by organisations and people seeking to help those who need assistance.

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Environment
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Global

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)'s Datasets

An international network and data infrastructure funded by the world's governmnets, GBIF aims to provide open data about all types of life on Earth with contribution from its 64 country participants and 43 other associate participants.

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All
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Asia & the Pacific

Asian Development Bank Database

The ADB database for Asia development data

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Health Care
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Africa

Africa Health Atlas Database

A socio-economic database for Africa, featuring large amount of health data

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Environment
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Global

DataHub database & datasets

A collection of data sets from various sources, relevant for policymakers are mostly regarding environment

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Environment
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Global

ClimateWatch Database

Climate Watch offers data, visualizations and analysis for policy making, providing insights on countries' climate progress.

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Environment
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Global

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

The Data Distribution Centre (DDC) of IPCC provides climate, socio-economic and environmental data, both from the past and also in scenarios projected into the future.

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Environment
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Global

Climate Policy Database

Climate Policy Database covers national mitigation related policies for climate change

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Gender, Diversity & Inclusion
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Global

Global Abortion Policies Database

Policies and legal sources related to abortion around the world

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Social Justice
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Global

The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED)

information on the dates, actors, locations, fatalities, and types of all reported political ciolence and protest events around the world

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Environment
Economic Development
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Global

International Energy Agency Datasets

34 free datasets on energy and environment

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All
Economic Development
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Asia & the Pacific

Key Indicators Database of Asia-Pacific Economic Coopperation

Development for analysis of trade, financial and socio-economic trends in the Asia-Pacific region

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All
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Africa

The AfDB Statistical Data Portal

Socio-economic indicators for African countries

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All
Environment
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Asia & the Pacific

Pacific Data Hub

Central repository of data for the Pacific

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All
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Asia & the Pacific

SDG related data

SDG data for Asia and the Pacific region

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Economic Development
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Asia & the Pacific

Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Agreement Database - APTIAD

Database for trade agreements in the Asia Pacific region

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Disaster Management
Environment
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Global

DesInventar Sendai

Disaster information management system from UNDRR

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All
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Global

Our World in Data

Database and analysis for world's problem

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Disaster Management
Environment
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Global

Asian Disaster Reduction Center Database

A continously updated database for disaster information around the world

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Disaster Management
Environment
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Global

The International Disaster Database

Hazards & Disasters data worldwide since 1988

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Environment
All
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Africa

Data Africa, with visualization engine

Data base focsuing on selected countries in Africa on agriculture, climate, poverty, and health

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Social Justice
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Global

Global Protest Tracker

A comprehensive tracker for most significant antigovernment protests worldwide since 2017

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All
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Global

SDG indicators Database

A database tracking more than 210 SDG indicators world wide

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Gender, Diversity & Inclusion
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Asia & the Pacific

Gender equality library including data and statistics

A library with around 400 entries

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Urban Planning & Mobility
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Global

Global Internal Displacement Database

Database tracking internal displacement around the world

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All
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Latin America & the Caribbean

Statistical information of Latin America and the Caribbean countries, by UN ECLAC

Demographic and Social, Economic, Environmental, SDGs and more

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All
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Arab States

Arab Development Portal

A comprehensive database for Arab States development data

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Gender, Diversity & Inclusion
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Global

Gender Data Portal

A comprehensive gender statistics with data visualizations for informing policy choices.

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Gender, Diversity & Inclusion
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Europe

Gender Statistics Database

The Gender Statistics Databse is a comprehensive knowledge centre for gender statistics and information on various aspects of equality between women and men.

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Environment
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Global

Environment Performance Index (EPI)

A summary of the state of sustainability around the world at national level with 40 indicators across 11 issue categories. 180 countries, climate change performance, environmental health, and ecosystem vitality

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Agriculture
Environment
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Global

FAOLEX Database

A comprehensive and up-to-date legislative and policy database on food, agriculture and natural resources management.

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All
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Global

Indigenous Navigator Survey, Data and Index Modules

With contribution from nations and communities worldwide, Indigenous Navigator tracks all aspects of the worlds indigenous population

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Social Justice
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Europe

European Court of Human Rights Open Data

formatted and standardized data about ECHR for legal analysis and related area.

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All
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Global

UNICEF Data

UNICEF database for monitoring the situation of children and women

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All
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Global

OECD Data

OECD database for education, skills, gender, investment, trade, SMEs and more

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Education
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Global

The Programme for Interntional Student Assessment (Pisa) Data

Education data from an international assessment targeting 15 years old students, evaluating three basic disciplines of science, math and reading, coordinated by the OECD, participated by 79 countries, featuring Brazil.

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All
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Global

World Bank Open Data

The World Bank database for global development data

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