# DROP STATISTICS
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.