Usage Statistics

The data collected and processed by GRDC are used in a wide range of research projects and studies. Universities and scientific institutions use the data to assess the World’s available water resources under conditions of climate variation, as well as for the verification and calibration of hydrologic models and the validation of model results.

Below you will find an overview about our statistics on monthly, yearly and total basis. The total statistics are calculated since the launch of the GRDC data portal in July 2020. The monthly and yearly statistics show a summary of the last month and year, respectively.

Last updated: 05 March 2025

Number of downloads


Downloads by country


Professional background of users


Country of users


Sharing research results will showcase the multi-faceted utilisation of the data and thereby acknowledge the contribution of the data providers when supporting global data centres like GRDC.

In our publications section, you can view a list of publications utilising GRDC data. These were provided to GRDC by the authors after completing their studies, or have been identified by GRDC through searching the Internet.

Thank you! … for using the GRDC dataset, for referencing GRDC as the source of the data and for providing us with a version of your publication.

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