Google Sheets COUNTIF Function

COUNTIF Function

The COUNTIF function is a premade function in Google Sheets, which counts cells that match a specified condition.

It is typed =COUNTIF and has two parts:

The condition is referred to as criterion, which can check things like:

• If a number is greater than another number >
• If a number is smaller than another number <
• If a number or text is equal to something =

Countif Function Example

Apply the COUNTIF function to range B2:B21, to count how many Pokemons there are of Fighting, Water and Grass types:

Name Type 1 Type 2 Total stats Mankey Fighting 305 Poliwrath Water Fighting 510 Type Count Victreebel Grass Poison 490 Fighting Tentacool Water Poison 335 Water Magneton Electric Steel 465 Grass Dewgong Water Ice 475 Cloyster Water Ice 525 Onix Rock Ground 385 Dragonair Dragon 420 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 349 Rattata Normal 253 Beedrill Bug Poison 395 Doduo Normal Flying 310 Kingler Water 475 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 505 Hitmonchan Fighting 455 Charmeleon Fire 405 Arbok Poison 438 Gastly Ghost Poison 310 Magikarp Water 200

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COUNTIF function, step by step:

1. Select the cell G4
2. Type =COUNTIF
3. Click the COUNTIF command

4. Specify the range B2:B21 for the Type 1 values
5. Type ,
6. Specify the criteria (the cell F4, which as the value "Fighting")
7. Hit enter

The function now counts the number of Fighting type Pokemon.

The function can be repeated for Water and Grass type Pokemon compare them:

Now, we can see the number of Fighting, Water and Grass type Pokemon from this list: