Amman: The Department of Statistics (DoS) reported on Sunday that the total area of licensed buildings in Jordan increased by 29.3% in March 2026 compared with the same month last year.
According to Jordan News Agency, the department's monthly report on construction activity and building permits revealed that the total area of licensed buildings reached 848,000 square meters in March 2026, up from 656,000 square meters in March 2025.
The report indicated that the cumulative area of licensed buildings during the first quarter of 2026 reached 2.273 million square meters, compared with 2.173 million square meters during the corresponding period of 2025, representing an increase of 4.6%.
The total number of building permits issued across the Kingdom rose to 6,240 during the first quarter of 2026, compared with 5,202 permits in the same period last year, marking an increase of 20%.