The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recently released its ranking of the top 10 countries for the USGBC’s LEED green-building certification system outside of the United States.
The ranking is based on cumulative gross square meters of LEED-certified space as of April 2014.
Canada tops the list with 17.74 million gross sq m of LEED-certified space. Collectively, Canada has 4,068 LEED-registered and certified projects representing 58.66 million gross sq m of space.
China and India placed second and third with 14.30 million and 11.64 million gross sq m of LEED-certified space, respectively. Other Asian nations in the top 10 are South Korea, at No. 4 with 3.84 million gross sq m, Taiwan, at No. 5 with 2.98 million gross sq m, and Singapore, at No. 8 with 2.16 million gross sq m.
In Europe, Germany and Finland secured spots 6 and 10 with 2.90 million gross sq m and 1.45 million gross sq m, respectively.
In South America, Brazil sits at No. 7 with 2.85 million gross sq m, while in the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates sits at No. 9 with 1.82 million gross sq m.