How to count multiple total number of different types in one column

Question

How can I write a query to list the total number of objects for each object type in ascending order of the number of types?

Object  |  Type 
-------   ------
1         metal
2         wood
3         metal
4         paper
5         paper
6         wood
7         wood
8         metal
9         plastic
10        wood

Answer 1

select `type`, count(*) as type_count
from your_table
group by `type`
order by count(*) asc