Saudi Arabia issues over 145,700 building permits in 2020

20/06/2021 Argaam Special

Riyadh city


Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs issued around 145,700 building permits in 2020.

 

Riyadh Municipality’s building permits accounted for 25%, or 37,000, of the total permits issued, followed by Asir region with 15,000 and Qassim region with 14,650 permits.

 

Building Permits in Saudi Arabia in 2020

Municipality

No. of Permits

Percentage of the total

Riyadh

36761

25.2%

Asir

15142

10.4%

Qassim

14650

10.1%

Jeddah

11988

8.2%

Eastern Province

7970

5.5%

Al-Ahsa

7432

5.1%

Hail

7394

5.1%

Madinah

7288

5.0%

Al-Jouf

5755

4.0%

Makkah

5664

3.9%

Jazan

5455

3.7%

Taif

4408

3.0%

Northern Borders

3774

2.6%

Hafar al-Batin

3681

2.5%

Najran

3364

2.3%

Tabuk

2770

1.9%

Al Baha

2165

1.5%

Total

145661

100.0%

 

 

Construction Licenses Issued in 2020

Municipality

Building Permits

Adding & Modifying Building Permit Components

Building Renovation Permits

Total Construction Licenses

Building Demolishing Permits

Riyadh

36761

350

1793

38904

1234

Asir

15142

1695

96

16933

74

Qassim

14650

1765

161

16576

79

Jeddah

11988

2361

478

14827

707

Eastern Province

7970

794

35

8799

31

Al-Ahsa

7432

891

1454

9777

82

Hail

7394

754

120

8268

59

Madinah

7288

875

17

8180

14

Al-Jouf

5755

651

52

6458

24

Makkah

5664

136

63

5863

66

Jazan

5455

698

71

6224

40

Taif

4408

304

34

4746

73

Northern Borders

3774

1083

73

4930

34

Hafar al-Batin

3681

375

101

4157

99

Najran

3364

482

52

3898

11

Tabuk

2770

373

43

3186

4

Al Baha

2165

204

7

2376

2

Total

145661

13791

4650

164102

2633

 

 

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