DROP STATISTICS(7) PostgreSQL 16.2 Documentation DROP STATISTICS(7) NAME DROP_STATISTICS - remove extended statistics SYNOPSIS DROP STATISTICS [ IF EXISTS ] name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ] DESCRIPTION DROP STATISTICS removes statistics object(s) from the database. Only the statistics object's owner, the schema owner, or a superuser can drop a statistics object. PARAMETERS IF EXISTS Do not throw an error if the statistics object does not exist. A notice is issued in this case. name The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the statistics object to drop. CASCADE RESTRICT These key words do not have any effect, since there are no dependencies on statistics. EXAMPLES To destroy two statistics objects in different schemas, without failing if they don't exist: DROP STATISTICS IF EXISTS accounting.users_uid_creation, public.grants_user_role; COMPATIBILITY There is no DROP STATISTICS command in the SQL standard. SEE ALSO ALTER STATISTICS (ALTER_STATISTICS(7)), CREATE STATISTICS (CREATE_STATISTICS(7)) PostgreSQL 16.2 2024 DROP STATISTICS(7)