---
title: sum() | Tiger Data Docs
description: Calculate the sum from a one-dimensional statistical aggregate
---

Since [1.3.0](https://github.com/timescale/timescaledb-toolkit/releases/tag/1.3.0)

Calculate the sum of the values contained in a statistical aggregate.

## Samples

Calculate the sum of the integers from 0 to 100:

```
SELECT sum(stats_agg(data))
  FROM generate_series(0, 100) data;
```

```
sum
-----
5050
```

## Arguments

The syntax is:

```
sum(
  summary StatsSummary1D
) RETURNS DOUBLE PRECISION
```

| Name    | Type           | Default | Required | Description                                              |
| ------- | -------------- | ------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| summary | StatsSummary1D | -       | ✔        | The statistical aggregate produced by a `stats_agg` call |

## Returns

| Column | Type             | Description                                        |
| ------ | ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| sum    | DOUBLE PRECISION | The sum of the values in the statistical aggregate |