Figure 1, long caption
Dataset downloads 2018-2022
General description
The figure portrays the total number of dataset downloads from Aila Data Service between the years 2018 and 2022. The total number consists of dataset downloads for the purposes of teaching, Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral theses, other research, seminar papers and other study purposes, and other purposes. Downloads of freely available datasets for which the purpose of use is unknown are also included in the total. These datasets are licensed under a CC BY 4.0 license.
6,514 datasets were downloaded in 2022, compared to 4,503 datasets in 2021. Growth was seen in all categories. Most growth was seen in the downloads for various studying purposes and in the downloads of freely available datasets, which increased from 1,832 in 2021 to 2,757 in 2022.
Dataset downloads have now increased three years in a row. Before that, the number of downloads had been fairly even, a little more than 2000 each year.
Figure contents
Specific values are not included in the figure. The following table shows the annual dataset downloads.
| year | downloads |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 2344 |
| 2019 | 2159 |
| 2020 | 2947 |
| 2021 | 4503 |
| 2022 | 6514 |
Presentation of the figure
The cumulative bar chart portrays dataset downloads from Aila Data Service between the years 2018 and 2022. Each column in the chart is comprised of colour blocks assigned to a purpose of use, and the total height of the column represents the combined dataset downloads for each year. The first column from the left in the chart represents the year 2018 and the last the year 2022. The minimum scale value of the chart’s vertical axis is zero and the maximum value seven thousand. Above each bar there is a total value as a number. Chart legend is on the right side of the chart.