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Where to find data for chart videos

A great chart video starts with a trustworthy dataset that has a story in it. These are the free sources behind our own templates, and what each one is best for.

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Countries and the world

  • World Bank Open Data (data.worldbank.org): population, GDP, life expectancy, internet use and hundreds more indicators for every country, back to 1960.
  • Our World in Data (ourworldindata.org): clean, well-documented charts on health, energy, climate and living standards. Every chart has a CSV download.
  • UN Population Division: World Population Prospects for country populations and projections to 2100, and World Urbanization Prospects for cities.
  • IMF World Economic Outlook: GDP and growth forecasts for the next few years.

Money and markets

  • FRED from the St. Louis Fed (fred.stlouisfed.org): prices, wages, interest rates, stock indexes and inflation, all downloadable as CSV.
  • The Economist's Big Mac index on GitHub: burger prices as a fun currency gauge since 2000.
  • Company investor-relations pages: subscriber counts, deliveries and revenue from quarterly reports.

Energy and climate

  • Ember: electricity generation by source and country.
  • Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy: oil, gas, coal and renewables since 1965.
  • Global Carbon Project via Our World in Data: CO₂ emissions by country.

Sports, culture and the internet

  • Wikipedia list pages (champions, records, medal tables): paste the table straight in; footnote markers are removed automatically.
  • Sports Reference sites (basketball, football, baseball): season-by-season stats.
  • StatCounter Global Stats: browser, search engine and device market share, with CSV export.
  • Your own analytics: follower counts, sales and sign-ups make the most personal chart videos.

How to check a dataset before you post

  • Read the definition: 'city' and 'metro area' give very different numbers.
  • Check the units and whether values are adjusted for inflation or prices.
  • Look at the latest year: it is often incomplete or provisional.
  • Credit the source on screen and in your caption.

Frequently asked questions

Can I use World Bank and Our World in Data figures in my videos?

Both publish their data under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license, which allows reuse, including commercial, as long as you credit the source. Check each dataset's page, since a few third-party series have their own terms.

Do your templates include the data?

Yes. Every data template shows its full table, its source and the date it was retrieved, and you can download it as a CSV.

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