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How to calculate an average in Excel and Google Sheets
Excel & Google Sheets
=AVERAGE(B2:B100)Try it with your data
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Step by step
- 1Click the cell for the result.
- 2Enter =AVERAGE(B2:B100), selecting the numbers to average.
- 3Empty cells are ignored, so the mean is not skewed by blanks.
Tips
- To average only some rows, use AVERAGEIF, e.g. =AVERAGEIF(A:A, "West", B:B).
- Blank cells are skipped, but a cell containing 0 is included in the average.
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Frequently asked
Does AVERAGE count blank cells as zero?
No. AVERAGE ignores truly empty cells. A cell that contains 0, however, is counted.