India has been ranked third in the world in the US Green Building Council’s annual list of top 10 nations and areas outside of the United States for LEED-certified green buildings in 2021. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is the most widely used green building rating system in the world, and provides a framework for healthy, highly efficient, and cost-saving green buildings.
India has a total of 146 LEED certified buildings and spaces, representing nearly 2.8 million gross area square meters (GSM) of space. This marks a nearly 10% increase in LEED certified space in India from 2020. India ranks third on the list behind China topped the list with more than 14 million GSM and Canada which certified more than 3.2 million GSM. Though the United States is not included in the list but remains the world’s largest market for LEED with more than 26 million GSM certified during the year.
