This page is a quick reference checkpoint for RANK in Snowflake: behavior, syntax rules, edge cases, and a minimal example; plus the official vendor documentation.
RANK assigns a ranking number to each row, giving equal values the same rank and leaving gaps after ties.
Returns the rank of a value within an ordered group of values; the rank starts at 1 and gaps occur when there are ties (e.g., if two rows tie for rank 1, the next rank is 3).
If this behavior feels unintuitive, the tutorial below explains the underlying pattern step-by-step.
RANK() OVER ( [ PARTITION BY <expr1> ] ORDER BY <expr2> [ { ASC | DESC } ] [ <window_frame> ] )
SELECT state, bushels, RANK() OVER (ORDER BY bushels DESC) as rank FROM corn_production;
If you came here to confirm syntax, you’re done. If you came here to get better at window functions, choose your next step.
RANK is part of a bigger window-function pattern. If you want the “why”, start here: Ranking Functions
Reading docs is useful. Writing the query correctly under pressure is the skill.
For the authoritative spec, use the vendor docs. This page is the fast “sanity check”.
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