Export Wikipedia Tables to Excel — Free and Fast
Wikipedia is a goldmine of structured data. Country statistics, historical events, sports records, scientific data, all neatly organized in tables. Here's how to get that data into Excel quickly.
Install HTML Table Exporter, go to any Wikipedia page with a table, click the extension icon, click XLSX or CSV. Done.
Why Wikipedia tables?
Wikipedia tables are incredibly useful for:
- Research: Country data, population statistics, economic indicators
- Education: Historical timelines, scientific classifications
- Sports analysis: Team standings, player statistics, records
- Data projects: Training datasets, reference data
The problem? Copy-pasting Wikipedia tables to Excel is messy. You get formatting issues, broken links, and merged cell problems.
The 30-second method
Install HTML Table Exporter
Add to Chrome (10 seconds, free, no account).
Go to a Wikipedia page
Navigate to any Wikipedia article with data tables. For example: List of countries by GDP. Click on the table you want. When you open the extension, that table will be marked and displayed in the popup, so you can click the export options easily without having to search for it.
Click the extension, then export
Click the extension icon. All tables on the page are detected. Click XLSX for Excel or CSV for universal format.
Works well with Wikipedia tables — try it now
Example: Exporting country GDP data
Let's say you want GDP data for analysis. Here's exactly what happens:
- Go to Wikipedia's List of countries by GDP
- Click the HTML Table Exporter icon
- You'll see multiple tables detected (Wikipedia pages often have several)
- Find the main GDP table and click XLSX
- The file downloads with clean data, ready for Excel
No hyperlinks, no formatting issues, no manual cleanup needed.
Exporting all tables at once
Some Wikipedia pages have dozens of tables. Instead of exporting one by one:
- Open the extension
- Select your preferred format from the ZIP dropdown (CSV, XLSX, or JSON)
- Click "Export all tables (ZIP)"
- You get a ZIP file with each table as a separate file
Useful for bulk data collection.
Pro tip: Hover preview
Enable "Hover preview" in the extension. When you hover over a table entry in the extension, the actual table on the page gets highlighted. Useful for pages with many tables.
Popular Wikipedia tables to export
Here are some commonly exported Wikipedia tables:
- Countries by GDP — Economic analysis
- Countries by population — Demographic research
- FIFA World Cup records — Sports data
- Chemical elements — Science reference
- Programming languages — Tech comparisons
- Academy Award winners — Entertainment data
Export Wikipedia tables quickly
Stop copying and pasting. Get clean data in a few clicks with HTML Table Exporter.
No account required · Works offline · Clean data every time