• As per the list, India climbed from 3rd place in 2024 to 2nd in 2025 in terms of total LEED-certified space, recording over 16,111,512 Gross Square Meters (GSM) across 611 projects during the year.
• Mainland China topped the list with 26,645,737 Gross Square Meters (GSM) of LEED-certified space across 1,939 projects.

Key Findings of USGBC LEED List 2025:
LEED Certification: There was significant growth in LEED certification globally last year, with more than 7,500 commercial projects certified, totaling over 147 million GSM.
Global Leader: The USA remains the global leader in LEED adoption, with 50,129,093 GSM of certified space across 2,228 projects.
Other Countries in the list:  Canada ranked third with 288 projects covering 8,450,146 GSM, followed by Republic of Korea with 100 projects (3,879,192 GSM) and Mexico with 144 projects (3,294,953 GSM).

• Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) secured the 6th position with 3,158,950 GSM across 96 projects, followed by Brazil in 7th place with 2,933,631 GSM across 171 projects. Vietnam, made its debut in the top 10 rankings for the first time, ranked 8th with 2,602,797 GSM across 100 projects, while Sweden held the 9th position with 2,564,921 GSM across 183 projects. The United Arab Emirates completed the top 10, recording 2,251,714 GSM across 174 LEED-certified projects.

Projects Leading: In 2025, the most significant and exponential growth in LEED-certified space occurred in industrial manufacturing and warehousing.