MariaDB YEAR() Function

The MariaDB YEAR() function returns the year portion of a given date or datetime value. It returns a four-digit year and it can be between 1000 to 9999.

Syntax

YEAR(datetime)

Parameters

datetime Required. Specify a date or datetime value from which to extract the year.

Return Value

Returns the year part of a given date or datetime value.

Example 1:

The example below shows the usage of YEAR() function.

SELECT YEAR('2018-08-18');
Result: 2018

SELECT YEAR('2018-08-18 10:38:42');
Result: 2018

SELECT YEAR('2018-08-18 10:38:42.000004');
Result: 2018

SELECT YEAR('2014-10-25');
Result: 2014

SELECT YEAR(CURDATE());
Result: 2021

Example 2:

Consider a database table called Orders with the following records:

OrderQuantity	Price	OrderTime
100	1.58	2017-08-18 10:38:42
120	1.61	2018-03-23 07:14:16
125	1.78	2018-09-12 05:25:56
50	1.80	2019-01-16 11:52:05
200	1.72	2020-02-06 09:31:34

The statement given below can be used to get the year portion of records of column OrderTime:

SELECT *, YEAR(OrderTime) AS YEAR_Value FROM Orders;

This will produce the result as shown below:

OrderQuantity	Price	OrderTime	YEAR_Value
100	1.58	2017-08-18 10:38:42	2017
120	1.61	2018-03-23 07:14:16	2018
125	1.78	2018-09-12 05:25:56	2018
50	1.80	2019-01-16 11:52:05	2019
200	1.72	2020-02-06 09:31:34	2020

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