# YEAR

| **Description** | The **`YEAR()`** function extracts and returns the year component from a given date or datetime. This is useful for date-based analysis, organizing data by years, or generating annual reports. |
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| **Syntax**      | YEAR(**date**)                                                                                                                                                                                   |

1. **`date`**: The date or datetime from which you want to extract the year component.

## Example

### Table

| Transaction   | Sale Date  |
| ------------- | ---------- |
| Transaction A | 2023-09-10 |
| Transaction B | 2022-08-25 |
| Transaction C | 2021-09-01 |

### Function

```
YEAR(`Sale Date`)
```

### Results

| YEAR (integer) |
| -------------- |
| 2023           |
| 2022           |
| 2021           |
