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DROP STATISTICS [ IF EXISTS ] <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> [, ...]
</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.132.5"><h2>Description</h2><p>
<code class="command">DROP STATISTICS</code> removes statistics object(s) from the
database. Only the statistics object's owner, the schema owner, or a
superuser can drop a statistics object.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.132.6"><h2>Parameters</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">IF EXISTS</code></span></dt><dd><p>
Do not throw an error if the statistics object does not exist. A notice
is issued in this case.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the statistics object to drop.
</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.132.7"><h2>Examples</h2><p>
To destroy two statistics objects in different schemas, without failing
if they don't exist:
</p><pre class="programlisting">
DROP STATISTICS IF EXISTS
accounting.users_uid_creation,
public.grants_user_role;
</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.132.8"><h2>Compatibility</h2><p>
There is no <code class="command">DROP STATISTICS</code> command in the SQL standard.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.132.9"><h2>See Also</h2><span class="simplelist"><a class="xref" href="sql-alterstatistics.html" title="ALTER STATISTICS"><span class="refentrytitle">ALTER STATISTICS</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-createstatistics.html" title="CREATE STATISTICS"><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE STATISTICS</span></a></span></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr /><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sql-dropserver.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="sql-commands.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sql-dropsubscription.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">DROP SERVER </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> DROP SUBSCRIPTION</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
