Height of tall buildings completed worldwide by select city

There were 15 tall buildings (200 meters and over) completed in Shenzhen, China in 2019, with a combined height of 3,539 meters. China completed by far the most tall buildings in the world, dwarfing other countries like the United States and United Arab Emirates, which completed fewer skyscrapers in comparison.

Height of tall building completions worldwide in 2019, by select city (in meters)

Characteristic	Sum of heights in meters
Shenzhen	3,539
New York City	2,389
Dubai	2,340
Kuala Lumpur	1,885
Nanjing	996
Chongqing	2,238
Mumbai	1,314
Bangkok	1,058
Busan	1,084
Xiamen	774
Taiyuan	726
Miami	650
Toronto	643

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Release date

January 2020

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2019

Supplementary notes

Tall buildings refer to buildings 200 meters or taller.
Two or fewer tall buildings 200 meters or taller in height were also completed during 2019 in these cities: Algiers, Austin, Balneario Camboriu, Beijing, Bogota, Boston, Brisbane, Calgary, Changsha, Chicago, Colombo, Dalian, Edmonton, Fuzhou, Guiyang, Huizhou, Istanbul, Jakarta, Jinan, Kaohsiung, Kolkata, Kunming, Kuwait City, Makati, Mandaluyong, Melbourne, Mexico City, Nanning, Pasig, Riyadh, Sandton, Shanghai, St. Petersburg, Suzhou, Taguig City, Tianjin, Tokyo, Wuhan, Wuxi, and Zhongshan.

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