How to Replace #N/A Values in Google Sheets

You can use the following basic syntax to replace #N/A values in Google Sheets with either zeros or blanks:

#replace #N/A with zero
=IFERROR(FORMULA, "0")

#replace #N/A with blank
=IFERROR(FORMULA, "") 

The following example shows how to use this syntax in practice to replace #N/A values from a VLOOKUP with zero or blanks.

Example: Replace #N/A Values in Google Sheets

Suppose we have the following dataset in Google Sheets that shows the team name and points scored for various basketball teams:

And suppose we use the VLOOKUP() function to look up points based on team name:

Notice that some of the values returned in the VLOOKUP() are #N/A values.

We can turn these values into zeros by using the IFERROR() function as follows:

=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(A2, $A$2:$B$11, 2, FALSE), "0")

The following screenshot shows how to use this function in practice:

Notice that the VLOOKUP() function now returns 0 instead of #N/A values.

Alternatively, we can turn the #N/A values into blanks using the IFERROR() function as follows:

#replace #N/A with blank
=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(A2, $A$2:$B$11, 2, FALSE), "")

Notice that each value that was previously #N/A is now blank.

It’s worth noting that we can use the IFERROR() function to replace #N/A values with any value that we’d like.

In the previous examples we simply replaced #N/A values with zeros or blanks because these are the most common replacement values used in practice.