How to count cells greater than a value
✓ Verified in LibreOffice 25.8.7.3 ✓ Verified in Google Sheets (2026-08-30)Count how many cells pass a numeric threshold, like scores over 80 or orders over $100.
The formula
| App | Formula | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Excel (desktop) | =COUNTIF(A2:A6,">100") | The comparison goes in quotes. Use ">=" for at-least, "<" for below. |
| Google Sheets | =COUNTIF(A2:A6,">100") | Identical. |
| LibreOffice Calc | =COUNTIF(A2:A6,">100") | Identical. |
How it works
COUNTIF's criterion is a text string, so the comparison operator and number go together in quotes: ">100". In the sample, only 150 and 200 exceed 100, so the count is 2 — note 100 itself is excluded; use ">=100" to include it. To reference a cell as the threshold, concatenate: =COUNTIF(A2:A6,">"&C1).
Verified, not just documented
We ran =COUNTIF(A2:A6,">100") in LibreOffice 25.8.7.3 (headless, with forced recalculation) and it returned 2 — exactly the expected result. We then ran the same formulas in Google Sheets, executed 2026-08-30: a formula-only workbook goes into Google Drive, which converts it to a Sheet and recalculates every formula with Google’s own engine, and comes back out as .xlsx carrying the values Google computed. It returned 2 for the worked example, the same value LibreOffice produced. Both engines’ numbers on this page are executed results. The Excel formula follows Microsoft’s official documented syntax — we do not run desktop Excel.
Functions used
COUNTIF — see full Excel, Google Sheets & LibreOffice compatibility for each.
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