PostgreSQL ORDER BY

Sort Data

The ORDER BY keyword is used to sort the result in ascending or descending order.

The ORDER BY keyword sorts the records in ascending order by default. To sort the records in descending order, use the DESC keyword.

Sort the table by price:

SELECT * FROM products
ORDER BY price;

The ORDER BY keyword sorts the records in ascending order by default. To sort the records in descending order, use the DESC keyword.

Sort the table by price, in descending order:

SELECT * FROM products
ORDER BY price DESC;

For string values the ORDER BY keyword will order alphabetically:

Sort the table by product name:

SELECT * FROM products
ORDER BY product_name;

To sort the table reverse alphabetically, use the DESC keyword:

Sort the table by product name, in descending order:

SELECT * FROM products
ORDER BY product_name DESC;