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SQL ORDER BY CLAUSE WITH DESCENDING ORDER

  • Whenever we want to sort the records based on the columns stored in the tables of the SQL database, then we consider using the ORDER BY clause in SQL.
  • The ORDER BY clause in SQL helps us to sort the records based on the specific column of a table. This means that initially, all the values stored in the column on which we are applying the ORDER BY clause will be sorted. Then the corresponding column values will be displayed in the same sequence in which the values we have obtained in the earlier step.
  • Using the ORDER BY clause, we can sort the records in ascending or descending order as per our requirement. The records will be sorted in ascending order whenever the ASC keyword is used with the ORDER by clause. DESC keyword will sort the records in descending order. If no keyword is specified after the column based on which we have to sort the records, then, in that case, the sorting will be done by default in the ascending order.

Before writing the queries for sorting the records, let us understand the syntax.

Syntax to sort the records in descending order:

SELECT ColumnName1,…,ColumnNameN FROM TableName  ORDER BY ColumnNameDESC;    

Let us explore more on this topic with the help of examples. We will use the MySQL database for writing the queries in examples.

Consider we have customers table with the following records:

ID NAME AGE ADDRESS SALARY
1 Himani Gupta 21 Modinagar 22000
2 Shiva Tiwari 22 Bhopal 21000
3 Ajeet Bhargav 45 Meerut 65000
4 Ritesh Yadav 36 Azamgarh 26000
5 Balwant Singh 45 Varanasi 36000
6 Mahesh Sharma 26 Mathura 22000
7 Rohit Shrivastav 19 Ahemdabad 38000
8 Neeru Sharma 29 Pune 40000
9 Aakash Yadav 32 Mumbai 43500
10 Sahil Sheikh 35 Aurangabad 68800

Example 1:

Write a query to sort the records in the descending order of the customer names stored in the customers table.

Query:

mysql> SELECT *FROM customers ORDER BY Name DESC;  

Here in a SELECT query, an ORDER BY clause is applied on the column 'Name' to sort the records. DESC keyword will sort the records in descending order.

You will get the following output:

ID NAME AGE ADDRESS SALARY
2 Shiva Tiwari 22 Bhopal 21000
10 Sahil Sheikh 35 Aurangabad 68800
7 Rohit Shrivastav 19 Ahemdabad 38000
4 Ritesh Yadav 36 Azamgarh 26000
8 Neeru Sharma 29 Pune 40000
6 Mahesh Sharma 26 Mathura 22000
1 Himani Gupta 21 Modinagar 22000
5 Balwant Singh 45 Varanasi 36000
3 Ajeet Bhargav 45 Meerut 65000
9 Aakash Yadav 32 Mumbai 43500

All the records present in the customers table are displayed in the descending order of the customer's name.

Example 2:

Write a query to sort the records in the descending order of the addresses stored in the customers table.

Query:

mysql> SELECT *FROM customers ORDER BY Address DESC;  

Here in a SELECT query, an ORDER BY clause is applied to the 'Address' column to sort the records. DESC keyword will sort the records in descending order.

You will get the following output:

ID NAME AGE ADDRESS SALARY
5 Balwant Singh 45 Varanasi 36000
8 Neeru Sharma 29 Pune 40000
9 Aakash Yadav 32 Mumbai 43500
1 Himani Gupta 21 Modinagar 22000
3 Ajeet Bhargav 45 Meerut 65000
6 Mahesh Sharma 26 Mathura 22000
2 Shiva Tiwari 22 Bhopal 21000
4 Ritesh Yadav 36 Azamgarh 26000
10 Sahil Sheikh 35 Aurangabad 68800
7 Rohit Shrivastav 19 Ahemdabad 38000

All the records present in the customers table are displayed in the descending order of the customer's address.

Example 3:

Write a query to sort the records in the descending order of the customer salary stored in the customers table.

Query:

mysql> SELECT *FROM customers ORDER BY Salary DESC;  

Here in a SELECT query, an ORDER BY clause is applied on the column 'Salary' to sort the records. DESC keyword will sort the records in descending order.

You will get the following output:

ID Name Age Address Salary
10 Sahil Sheikh 35 Aurangabad 68800
3 Ajeet Bhargav 45 Meerut 65000
9 Aakash Yadav 32 Mumbai 43500
8 Neeru Sharma 29 Pune 40000
7 Rohit Shrivastav 19 Ahemdabad 38000
5 Balwant Singh 45 Varanasi 36000
4 Ritesh Yadav 36 Azamgarh 26000
6 Mahesh Sharma 26 Mathura 22000
1 Himani Gupta 21 Modinagar 22000
2 Shiva Tiwari 22 Bhopal 21000

All the records present in the customers table are displayed in the descending order of the customer's salary.

Example 4:

Write a query to sort the records in the descending order of the customer age stored in the customers table.

Query:

mysql> SELECT *FROM customers ORDER BY Age DESC;  

Here in a SELECT query, an ORDER BY clause is applied on the column 'Age' to sort the records. DESC keyword will sort the records in descending order.

You will get the following output:

ID Name Age Address Salary
3 Ajeet Bhargav 45 Meerut 65000
5 Balwant Singh 45 Varanasi 36000
4 Ritesh Yadav 36 Azamgarh 26000
10 Sahil Sheikh 35 Aurangabad 68800
9 Aakash Yadav 32 Mumbai 43500
8 Neeru Sharma 29 Pune 40000
6 Mahesh Sharma 26 Mathura 22000
2 Shiva Tiwari 22 Bhopal 21000
1 Himani Gupta 21 Modinagar 22000
7 Rohit Shrivastav 19 Ahemdabad 38000

All the records present in the customers table are displayed in the descending order of the customer's age.

Consider we have another table named agents with the following records:

AID Name WorkArea Profit_Percent ContactNumber Salary
1 Gurpreet Singh Bangalore 1 9989675432 43000
2 Sakshi Kumari Chennai 5 8190567342 25000
3 Prachi Desai Mumbai 2 9056123432 60000
4 Shivani More Pune 3 8894236789 35500
5 Pallavi Singh Delhi 4 7798092341 38700
6 Rohini Kulkarni Ambala 8 7890945612 25670
7 Shweta Dixit Chandigarh 6 8898786453 31670
8 Sonakshi Tiwari Udaipur 2 9809453421 25050
9 Anushka Tripathi Ujjain 9 8909124326 38000
10 Devika Sharma Goa 7 7864523145 44050

Example 1:

Write a query to sort the records in the descending order of the agent names stored in the agents table.

Query:

mysql> SELECT *FROM agents ORDER BY Name DESC;  

Here in a SELECT query, an ORDER BY clause is applied on the column 'Name' to sort the records. DESC keyword will sort the records in descending order.

You will get the following output:

AID Name WorkArea Profit_Percent ContactNumber Salary
8 Sonakshi Tiwari Udaipur 2 9809453421 25050
7 Shweta Dixit Chandigarh 6 8898786453 31670
4 Shivani More Pune 3 8894236789 35500
2 Sakshi Kumari Chennai 5 8190567342 25000
6 Rohini Kulkarni Ambala 8 7890945612 25670
3 Prachi Desai Mumbai 2 9056123432 60000
5 Pallavi Singh Delhi 4 7798092341 38700
1 Gurpreet Singh Bangalore 1 9989675432 43000
10 Devika Sharma Goa 7 7864523145 44050
9 Anushka Tripathi Ujjain 9 8909124326 38000

All the records present in the agents table are displayed in the descending order of the agent's name.

Example 2:

Write a query to sort the records in the descending order of the agent salary stored in the agents table.

Query:

mysql> SELECT *FROM agents ORDER BY Salary DESC;  

Here in a SELECT query, an ORDER BY clause is applied on the column 'Salary' to sort the records. DESC keyword will sort the records in descending order.

You will get the following output:

AID Name WorkArea Profit_Percent ContactNumber Salary
3 Prachi Desai Mumbai 2 9056123432 60000
10 Devika Sharma Goa 7 7864523145 44050
1 Gurpreet Singh Bangalore 1 9989675432 43000
5 Pallavi Singh Delhi 4 7798092341 38700
9 Anushka Tripathi Ujjain 9 8909124326 38000
4 Shivani More Pune 3 8894236789 35500
7 Shweta Dixit Chandigarh 6 8898786453 31670
6 Rohini Kulkarni Ambala 8 7890945612 25670
8 Sonakshi Tiwari Udaipur 2 9809453421 25050
2 Sakshi Kumari Chennai 5 8190567342 25000

All the records present in the agents table are displayed in the descending order of the agent's salary.

Example 3:

Write a query to sort the records in the descending order of the agent's work area stored in the agents table.

Query:

mysql> SELECT *FROM agents ORDER BY WorkArea DESC;  

Here in a SELECT query, an ORDER BY clause is applied on the column 'WorkArea' to sort the records. DESC keyword will sort the records in descending order.

You will get the following output:

AID Name WorkArea Profit_Percent ContactNumber Salary
9 Anushka Tripathi Ujjain 9 8909124326 38000
8 Sonakshi Tiwari Udaipur 2 9809453421 25050
4 Shivani More Pune 3 8894236789 35500
3 Prachi Desai Mumbai 2 9056123432 60000
10 Devika Sharma Goa 7 7864523145 44050
5 Pallavi Singh Delhi 4 7798092341 38700
2 Sakshi Kumari Chennai 5 8190567342 25000
7 Shweta Dixit Chandigarh 6 8898786453 31670
1 Gurpreet Singh Bangalore 1 9989675432 43000
6 Rohini Kulkarni Ambala 8 7890945612 25670

All the records present in the agents table are displayed in the descending order of the agent's workarea.

Example 4:

Write a query to sort the records in the descending order of the agent's profit percentage stored in the agents table.

Query:

mysql> SELECT *FROM agents ORDER BY Profit_Percent DESC;  

Here in a SELECT query, an ORDER BY clause is applied on the column 'Profit_Percent' to sort the records. DESC keyword will sort the records in descending order.

You will get the following output:

AID Name WorkArea Profit_Percent ContactNumber Salary
9 Anushka Tripathi Ujjain 9 8909124326 38000
6 Rohini Kulkarni Ambala 8 7890945612 25670
10 Devika Sharma Goa 7 7864523145 44050
7 Shweta Dixit Chandigarh 6 8898786453 31670
2 Sakshi Kumari Chennai 5 8190567342 25000
5 Pallavi Singh Delhi 4 7798092341 38700
4 Shivani More Pune 3 8894236789 35500
3 Prachi Desai Mumbai 2 9056123432 60000
8 Sonakshi Tiwari Udaipur 2 9809453421 25050
1 Gurpreet Singh Bangalore 1 9989675432 43000

All the records present in the agents table are displayed in the descending order of the agent's profit percent.

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