Sample Data
Where can you find data for your next visualization project? Here are some options to get you started. Download one of the data sets below and connect to it from Tableau Desktop.
FIFA World Cup Match Results |
Matchups and results of FIFA World Cup matches from 1930 - 2014. Source: data.world
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2018 FIFA World Cup Rosters |
Goals, caps, club, and date of birth for players on 2018 FIFA World Cup rosters. Source: data.world
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FIFA 18 Player Ratings |
17k+ players, 70+ attributes extracted from FIFA 18. Source: https://sofifa.com
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Dataset (csv) |
ATP Top-Ranked Singles Tennis Players |
Association of Tennis Professionals' (ATP) Men's and Women's top-ranked players from 1973-2018. Source: Wikipedia
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Wimbledon Champions |
Men's and Women's championship matchups from 1877-2016. Source: Wikipedia
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Tour de France Statistics |
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Global Sport Finances |
The top paying pro sports teams and the top paid athletes via ESPN.
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Summer Olympics Medalist Dataset |
Every summer Olympic medalist from 1896-2012. Criteria such as home country, event, medal, and gender are included in the data. Courtesy of The Guardian.
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NFL stats, 1999-2013 |
Offensive statistics and personal information (height/weight/dob/combine info/college/conference) for NFL players from 1999-2013 via pro-football-reference.com.
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Airbnb Listings in New York City |
30,478 Airbnb listings in New York City. This data was compiled from Inside Airbnb.
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FAA Wildlife Strikes, 2015 |
This is a cleaned table of wildlife strikes from 2000-2015 in the United States. Visit the FAA Wildlife Strike Database which contains records of wildlife strikes reported by airlines, airports, pilots, and other sources.
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Dataset (xlsx) |
University Advancement, Donations, and Giving |
This is a table of donations made to Universities in the United States. The donation amounts and locations in this data set are not real as they are intended for training purposes only.
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Dataset (xls) |
UK University Research Excellence Framework Ratings 2014 |
The UK 2014 University results via Research For Excellence. REF is the new system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions.
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Dataset (xlsx) |
edX.org Academic Year 2012-2013 |
De-identified data from the first year (Academic Year 2013: Fall 2012, Spring 2013, and Summer 2013) of MITx and HarvardX courses on the edX platform via edx.org.
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American University Data |
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) is the primary source for data on colleges, universities, and technical and vocational postsecondary institutions in the United States via the National Center for Education Statistics.
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Dataset (xlsx) |
Worldwide Undersea Communications Cables, June 2016 |
This is a consolidated list of undersea communications cables, last updated in June 2016. Data is from http://www.cablemap.info/, and a complete change log and listing of cables is on that site as well.
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Dataset (zip) |
New Zealand: Water Physical Stock Account 1995–2010 |
Water is a valuable resource. The New Zealand Government provides information on national and regional water balance (inflows, outflows, and changes in storage size) from 1995-2000.
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Dataset (pdf) |
U.S. Construction Spending, by value and category, 2002-16 |
The Value of Construction Put in Place Survey provides monthly estimates of the total dollar value of construction work done in the U.S. The survey covers construction work done each month on new structures or improvements to existing structures for private and public sectors. Data provided by Enigma.io from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
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Consolidated Screening List for Export Controls - U.S. |
The consolidated screening list is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports or transfers of items. Includes entity names, addresses, associated vessels, and dates. Data provided by Enigma.io from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
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U.S. Home Sales, 1963-2016 |
National and regional data on the number of new single-family houses sold and for sale. Also provides national data on median and average prices, the number of houses sold and for sale by stage of construction, and other statistics. From the U.S. Census, Economic Time Series Indicators. Data provided by Enigma.io from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
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2016 Presidential Candidate Spending |
Records are as of mid May 2016. Data comes from the Federal Election Commission.
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UK Big Lottery Fund since 2004 |
Basic grants data from the UK BIG Lottery Fund, for grants made from 2004 onwards, via data.gov.uk.
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Dataset (xlsx) |
113th US Congress Voting Record |
Every vote of the 113th US Congress via the Sunlight Foundation's OpenCongress.org.There are two sheets, "Bills" contains the vote data whereas "Sunlight Info" contains additional meta data. You can join them on "Source URL"
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Military Equipment Transfer to Local Police via the 1033 Program |
All military equipment transfer requests to local police via the 1033 program from September 2011 to September 2013 courtesy of muckrock.com.
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CO2 Emissions by London Borough (2005-2014) |
Estimates of total CO2 emissions by London Borough, as well as emissions per capita of population (spatial file for Boroughs and excel of emissions), via data.london.gov.uk and data.london.gov.uk (spatial).
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Significant Volcanic Eruptions |
A global listing of over 600 volcanic eruptions from 4360 BC to the present via Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database. A significant eruption is classified as one that meets at least one of the following criteria: caused fatalities, caused moderate damage (approximately $1 million or more), Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 6 or greater, generated a tsunami, or was associated with a significant earthquake.
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Global Active Archive of Large Flood Events |
Global flood events from 1985 to present via Dartmouth Flood Observatory.
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Magnitude 6+ Earthquakes |
All recorded earthquakes with a magnitude of 6 or greater from 1900 - 2013 via USGS (United States Geological Survey)
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Star Wars Character Details |
Details of Star Wars characteristics including weights, hair colour and birth planets via Github. |
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Titanic Passenger List |
All the known passengers of the Titanic, where they were heading, what cabin they stayed in, and if they survived or not.
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Top Baby Names in the US |
The most popular male and female names in each state for each year from 1910-2012 via the Social Security Administration.
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Cat vs Dog Popularity in the US |
Population and ownership by household of dogs and cats broken down by state via American Veterinary Medical Association.
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Startup Venture Funding |
Information about startup companies, investment, and acquisitions via Crunchbase . Use the Companies, Rounds, Investments, and Acquisition sheets.
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Mobile OS Usage |
What percentage of the market each mobile operating system had from 2008-2014 via StatCounter.
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Tuberculosis Burden by Country |
The World Health Organization estimates the prevalence and mortality of Tuberculosis by country.
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US County Health Rankings |
Ranks US counties on a variety of health factors via Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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Global Burden of disease |
Estimates the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors globally and for 21 regions for 1990 and 2010 via IHME (Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluations).
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Eurovision 1998 to 2010 |
All the Eurovison entries from 1998 until 2012, including the results of the finals, via the Eurovision Song Contest .
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Hollywood's Most Profitable Stories |
Title, genre, studio, profitability and ratings for movies released 2007-2012 courtesy of InformationIsBeautiful.net.
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Pokemon Index |
Contains attack, defense, speed, and HP stats for all Pokemon numbered 1-718 and their special forms. Via PokemonDB.net.
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The 2014 Inc. 5000 |
The Inc. 5000 is Inc. Magazine’s annual list of the 5000 fastest growing private companies in the United States. The list is compiled by measuring each company's percentage revenue growth over a four-year period.
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Employment Changes in Great Britain by Industry |
Employment data by industry for 2011 and 2014 by city for Great Britain, courtesy of EMSI, Economic Modeling Specialists Inc. The 1-digit sheet has data aggregated at the industry level whereas the 2 digit sheet has it aggregated at the sub-industry level
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Millennial vs Baby Boomer Employment |
Employment data in the United States for the millennial and baby boomer generations, broken up by state, MSA, and industry for 2009-2013. Courtesy of EMSI, Economic Modeling Specialists Inc .
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Data Sources
Explore other data sets which are publicly available. Don't forget to check that the data is well-structured!
- data.world
- Data is Plural
- UN Data
- Data.gov
- Kaggle
- NOAA
- World Fact Book
- UN Environmental Data Explorer
- World Health Organization
- Pitney Bowes
Web Data Connectors
Directly connect to your own data sources that you already use and love! Right-click, copy and paste the link below into Tableau's Web Data Connector to start.
- English Premier League
- Fitbit
- Runkeeper
- Blockspring
- import.io
- USGS Earthquake Data
- Currency Exchange Rates
- UK Street Crime
- Tumblr
- Read about data.world's WDC
Learn more about using Web Data Connectors
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