A method of compressing data in a table data structure begins by accessing a data set within the table data structure, the data set having associated therewith a range of rows of the table data structure. Data items in the data set are represented by key-value pairs. The method includes applying a first compression to the values of the key-value pairs in the data set to produce a first compressed output; applying a second compression, distinct from the first compression, to the keys of the key-value pairs in the data set to produce a second compressed output; and applying a third compression to the first compressed output and second compressed output to produce a first compressed output block, wherein the third compression is distinct from the first compression and second compression.