PEP725 statistics

Statistic of the PEP725 Database (last update on 2025-05-02)

number of observations	16130097
first record	1775	last record	2025
number of plants by genus	158	number of species	217
number of plants with known subspecies/cultivar	101	number of observed growing stages	71

most frequently observed growing stages

code	description	records		code	description	records
60	Start of flowering: first flowers open (sporadically)	4840414		65	Full flowering: 50% of flowers open, first petals may be fallen	837114
87	Fruit begins to soften (species with fleshy fruit), fruit ripe for picking	1439006		205	autumnal leaf colouring >=50%	755050
11	First true leaf, leaf pair or whorl unfolded, P: First leaves unfolded	1348589		0	Dry seed (seed dressing takes place at stage 00), P, V: Winter dormancy or resting period	752060
10	G: First true leaf emerged from coleoptile, D, M: Cotyledons completely unfolded, P: First leaves separated	1262364		286	first ripe fruits	665684
100	start of harvest	922853		69	End of flowering: fruit set visible	444566

country summary

id	name	stations	min. altitude	max. altitude	avg. altitude	records	first	last
AD	Andorra	5	890	1310	1108	31	2019	2024
AT	Austria	1667	0	1907	510	735841	1775	2025
BE	Belgium	61	4	500	127	2428	1949	2021
BA	Bosnia and Herzegovina	7	99	1000	486	9490	1967	2022
BG	Bulgaria	3	150	1490	734	74	1969	1989
XX	Country unassigned	191	20	2280	1146	3837	2008	2024
HR	Croatia	13	20	566	156	41326	1961	2024
CZ	Czech Republic	151	155	1102	395	25481	1951	2024
DK	Denmark	4	5	40	23	834	1971	2000
FI	Finland	38	5	335	135	7190	1965	2017
FR	France	4124	0	2136	637	58817	1963	2024
DE	Germany	6853	0	1490	236	14194865	1951	2023
GR	Greece	1	1550	1550	1550	87	1964	1989
HU	Hungary	2	90	220	155	414	1973	1997
IE	Ireland	25	10	116	58	3900	1966	2022
IM	Isle of Man	9	-9999	-9999	-9999	95	1950	2005
IT	Italy	292	0	2100	902	5625	1984	2024
LV	Latvia	111	1	170	63	31706	1970	2018
LT	Lithuania	32	9	197	96	27892	1960	2004
LU	Luxembourg	1	221	221	221	183	1966	2004
MK	Macedonia	6	150	630	396	2275	1961	2018
ME	Montenegrin Republic	8	5	1450	565	14013	1951	2021
NL	Netherlands	541	25	25	25	14770	1868	1978
NO	Norway	9	25	95	53	1750	1927	2005
PL	Poland	34	3	431	186	9915	1951	2018
PT	Portugal	2	30	309	169	246	1970	2000
RS	Republic of Serbia	3	90	245	152	888	1970	1996
RO	Romania	107	4	750	203	4220	1982	2005
SK	Slovakia	78	100	860	348	107645	1962	2023
SI	Slovenia	15	2	864	265	35944	1961	2020
ES	Spain	458	1	1894	624	14621	1946	2025
SE	Sweden	5694	0	1139	97	339071	1870	2020
CH	Switzerland	302	200	1933	901	270769	1951	2024
UA	Ukraine	2	175	1000	587	334	2007	2022
GB	United Kingdom	10981	10	84	56	163520	1950	2005

PEP725 user statistic

total number of users	587
country of origin (count)	CN(157), ES(56), DE(46), AT(43), IT(31), GB(29), US(24), FR(20), NL(19), PL(16), CH(12), CA(11), BE(10), SE(9), CZ(8), HR(7), FI(6), IE(6), SK(6), HK(5), SI(5), GR(4), IO(4), KR(4), PT(4), IL(3), IN(3), RS(3), RU(3), DK(2), HU(2), IR(2), JP(2), RO(2), UA(2), UY(2), AM(1), BH(1), CL(1), EE(1), EG(1), ET(1), GI(1), HN(1), LK(1), MA(1), OM(1), PE(1), SG(1), SN(1), SZ(1), TG(1), TW(1), VE(1), ZW(1)
focus of interrest (% of users since 12.2013)
new users per year	2011(2), 2012(4), 2013(6), 2014(3), 2016(6), 2017(2), 2018(5), 2019(2), 2020(13), 2021(12), 2022(60), 2023(156), 2024(225), 2025(91)

data usage / download statistic

REMARK: This part covers only the downloads from pep725.eu not the direct requests to the management (usually 5-10/year with special requirements). One download contain all records of one species of a single country, currently on average 15036 observations.

total number of downloads	163505
downloads per country of obs.	AT(22931), ME(17916), DE(17451), BA(14024), HR(11416), ES(10282), SK(8200), SI(7685), CZ(6886), IE(6588), CH(6390), NL(5995), LT(5301), UK(4931), IP(2878), FI(2769), PL(2554), NO(2266), LV(1190), SE(1180), IT(1045), MK(1036), BE(825), FR(613), DK(232), RO(218), LU(161), HU(147), RS(132), PT(117), GR(86), BG(60)
downloads per year	2011(1667), 2012(2948), 2013(3310), 2014(3834), 2016(4373), 2017(5939), 2018(8412), 2019(16830), 2020(28715), 2021(19923), 2022(22157), 2023(24352), 2024(13535), 2025(7510)

plant / cultivar	downloads	plant / cultivar	downloads	plant / cultivar	downloads
Betula	9855	Alopecurus pratensis	935	Citrus ? aurantium	153
Fagus	9285	Olea europea	892	Juniperis communis	152
Acer	6714	Helianthus annuus	835	Rubus rubus	152
Prunus avium	6144	Vaccinium	811	Philadelphus coronarius	151
Aesculus hippocastanum	5591	Juglans	809	Ribes alpinum	151
Quercus robur (Q.peduncula)	5268	Cornus	746	Symphoricarpos rivularis	147
Tilia	5221	Laurus nobilis	735	Cardamine	146
Malus x domestica	5210	Prunus amygdalis	722	Atropa belladonna	143
Pyrus communis	4723	Prunus cerasus	695	Cistus albidus	143
Alnus	4138	Forsythia suspensa	691	Prunus cerasifera	142
Corylus avellana	4009	Rosmarinus officinalis	649	Brassica rapa	142
Robinia pseudoacacia	3859	Prunus padus	639	Citrus sinensis	141
Sambucus	3765	Beta vulgaris	624	Foeniculum vulgare	139
Picea abies (P.excelsa)	3387	Colchicum autumnale	568	faenum	138
Vitis vinifera	3221	Prunus armeniaca	538	Convallaria majalis	137
Salix	3146	Crataegus	524	Cyclamen	134
Syringa vulgaris	3025	Ficus	491	Crocus	133
Fraxinus excelsior	2978	Fragaria vesca	489	Epilobium angustifolium	133
Prunus domestica	2895	Ulmus	456	Geranium	131
Hordeum vulgare	2842	Trifolium	404	Catalpa	130
Sorbus aucuparia	2827	Ambrosia artemisiifolia	369	Viola	128
Populus	2684	Rosa	367	Leucanthemum	127
Solanum tuberosum	2672	Anemone hepatica	325	Onobrychis	127
Zea mays	2547	Berberis vulgaris	278	Inula viscosa	125
Triticum aestivum	2064	Leucojum vernum	271	Gossypium	124
Larix decidua	1950	Rubus idaeus	268	Primula	123
Avena sativa	1807	Citrus reticulata	260	Thymus vulgaris	123
Tussilago farfara	1750	Citrus ? limon	256	Magnolia	122
Prunus spinosa	1679	Spartium junceum	239	Cydonia oblonga	121
Anemone	1513	Punica granatum	237	Helleborus	120
Galanthus nivalis	1451	Brassica napus	230	Cuscuta epithymum	120
Pinus	1372	Linum	230	Humulus	117
Secale cereale	1361	Castanea sativa	218	Medicago sativa	117
Taraxacum officinale	1357	Artemisia vulgaris	212	Rhinanthus	113
Dactylis glomerata	1310	Carpinus betulus	199	Morus	112
Calluna vulgaris	1177	Platanus	179	Orobanche minor	110
Abies alba	1137	Ribes grossularia	168	Mespilus germanica	108
Ribes rubrum	1126	Actinidia deliciosa	166	Nicotiana	108
Prunus persica	988	Arbutus enedo	163	Raphanus raphanistrum	106
Meadow	938	Fragaria	156	Satureja montana	104

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