San Francisco and San Jose were some of the cities in the United States whose land prices increased the most between 2012 and 2023. Other cities like Phoenix also saw their prices double in a few of years. The average price of land in other U.S. cities like Boston, Las Vegas, or Portland was between *** and *** million U.S. dollars per acre.

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In several cities in the United States, land prices made up over ********** of the value of those properties in 2023. For example, the average price of land for development in Los Angeles constituted ** percent of the value of the property erected in that soil. The ***** cities with the highest land price in the U.S. were in California.

The cost of commercial and industrial real estate space for development is determined based on demand, availability of space and proximity to economic centers, among other things. Finding appropriate and available space in city areas will be far harder than in the surrounding areas; therefore, it is no surprise that the cost is higher in city areas. In the fourth quarter of 2024, the cost of city area land in Munich was on average *** euros per square meter, higher than that in the city's surrounding area.

In 2025, the average land price in Japan amounted to ******* Japanese yen per square meter. The average land price is based on land price surveys conducted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism and prefectural governments in January and July each year. Japan’s geography The Japanese archipelago consists of the five main islands of Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku, and Okinawa in addition to thousands of smaller islands. Together, they cover a surface area of around ******* square kilometers. ************** of the country’s land area is covered by mountains. Forestland and farmland constitute about ** percent of its landmass, while developed land accounts for **** percent. The population of *** million is concentrated in major cities like Tokyo, which is home to over **** million inhabitants. Urban-rural divide and land prices Owing to an overconcentration of economic activity in Tokyo and other major cities like Osaka and Nagoya, more than half of the population is located in ***** metropolitan areas. Tokyo and its surrounding prefectures that comprise the Tokyo metropolitan area attract many people from other parts of the country each year, often young individuals seeking jobs or starting university. In contrast, rural regions are confronted with depopulation and economic stagnation. Japan’s urban-rural divide is also reflected in land prices. Tokyo has by far the most expensive land prices. In terms of land price growth, the cities of Sapporo, Sendai, Hiroshima, and Fukuoka have outpaced the Greater Tokyo Area in the past decade.

China Land Price: 105 City Avg data was reported at 4,665.241 RMB/sq m in Sep 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,641.108 RMB/sq m for Jun 2021. China Land Price: 105 City Avg data is updated quarterly, averaging 3,522.000 RMB/sq m from Mar 2008 (Median) to Sep 2021, with 55 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,665.241 RMB/sq m in Sep 2021 and a record low of 2,436.000 RMB/sq m in Mar 2009. China Land Price: 105 City Avg data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Natural Resources. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Price – Table CN.PF: Land Price: 105 City.

JP: Land Price Survey: Average Land Price: Industrial: Ehime data was reported at 24,000.000 JPY/sq m in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 24,600.000 JPY/sq m for 2016. JP: Land Price Survey: Average Land Price: Industrial: Ehime data is updated yearly, averaging 26,150.000 JPY/sq m from Jun 1996 (Median) to 2017, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 30,200.000 JPY/sq m in 1997 and a record low of 23,300.000 JPY/sq m in 2012. JP: Land Price Survey: Average Land Price: Industrial: Ehime data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.EB013: Land Price Survey: By Region.

JP: Land Price Survey: Average Land Price: Industrial: Tokushima data was reported at 17,600.000 JPY/sq m in 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 17,700.000 JPY/sq m for 2017. JP: Land Price Survey: Average Land Price: Industrial: Tokushima data is updated yearly, averaging 24,700.000 JPY/sq m from Jun 1996 (Median) to 2018, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 31,700.000 JPY/sq m in 1999 and a record low of 17,600.000 JPY/sq m in 2018. JP: Land Price Survey: Average Land Price: Industrial: Tokushima data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.P004: Land Price: By Region.

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Dataset

This dataset was created by Mohammad Al-Azawi

Contents

This data set contains the land-related data pertaining to 4494 lands advertised on the land sale listing website in Sri Lanka. Land price, extent of the land (land size), land usability purpose (land type), location of the land and price scale were obtained by web scraping the above-mentioned land sale listing website. Data with respect to other variables were obtained through publicly available websites. All the variables available in this data set are continuous variables. This data set can be utilised to develop regression based machine learning models.

Announce land prices every two years and calculate the changes in land prices announced in various years for the whole country, municipalities directly under the central government, and counties (cities).

Urban Land Price Index - by Area (Data start date: June 2020)

Land Securities reported GBP219M in Cost of Sales for its fiscal semester ending in June of 2025. Data for Land Securities | LAND - Cost Of Sales including historical, tables and charts were last updated by Trading Economics this last November in 2025.

In 2019, Arable Land Price in North Holland (Netherlands) grew 11.2% compared to a year earlier.

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Land Price: Shanghai data was reported at 29,764.000 RMB/sq m in Sep 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 29,693.000 RMB/sq m for Jun 2021. Land Price: Shanghai data is updated quarterly, averaging 14,113.000 RMB/sq m from Mar 2004 (Median) to Sep 2021, with 71 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 29,764.000 RMB/sq m in Sep 2021 and a record low of 2,198.000 RMB/sq m in Mar 2004. Land Price: Shanghai data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Natural Resources. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Price – Table CN.PF: Land Price: City.

In 2023, San Francisco was the city with the highest land prices in the United States at approximately *********** U.S. dollars per acre. Other cities in California such as San Jose and Los Angeles were at the top of the ranking, along with Urban Honolulu and New York City. Austin was the only Texan city that made it into the ranking.

Every 2 years, statistics on the number and area of announced land prices in all municipalities and counties (cities) nationwide are compiled after the announcement of land prices.

30Land value-added tax improvement land expenses-according to the reason for transfer