[mysql] How to get the sizes of the tables of a MySQL database?

  • Size of all tables:

    Suppose your database or TABLE_SCHEMA name is "news_alert". Then this query will show the size of all tables in the database.

    SELECT
      TABLE_NAME AS `Table`,
      ROUND(((DATA_LENGTH + INDEX_LENGTH) / 1024 / 1024),2) AS `Size (MB)`
    FROM
      information_schema.TABLES
    WHERE
      TABLE_SCHEMA = "news_alert"
    ORDER BY
      (DATA_LENGTH + INDEX_LENGTH)
    DESC;
    

    Output:

        +---------+-----------+
        | Table   | Size (MB) |
        +---------+-----------+
        | news    |      0.08 |
        | keyword |      0.02 |
        +---------+-----------+
        2 rows in set (0.00 sec)
    
  • For the specific table:

    Suppose your TABLE_NAME is "news". Then SQL query will be-

    SELECT
      TABLE_NAME AS `Table`,
      ROUND(((DATA_LENGTH + INDEX_LENGTH) / 1024 / 1024),2) AS `Size (MB)`
    FROM
      information_schema.TABLES
    WHERE
        TABLE_SCHEMA = "news_alert"
      AND
        TABLE_NAME = "news"
    ORDER BY
      (DATA_LENGTH + INDEX_LENGTH)
    DESC;
    

    Output:

    +-------+-----------+
    | Table | Size (MB) |
    +-------+-----------+
    | news  |      0.08 |
    +-------+-----------+
    1 row in set (0.00 sec)