Contracts▼ -13.0%3.8K vs 4.4K
Annual value▼ -5.2%AED 887.0M vs AED 935.7M
Avg rate▲ +7.4%AED 5/sqft vs AED 5/sqft
Land Lease Contracts
Land lease contracts show annual lease value, average contract value, contract count, and land lease rate where area is reported.
Summary
September 2026 recorded 262 contracts with AED 69.7M in annual lease value — an average of AED 265.9K per contract. Land leases are a separated rental domain tracked apart from unit rentals; annual lease value and average contract value are the primary measures, with land rate shown where area is reported.
262
Contracts (latest period)
AED 69.7M
Annual Lease Value
AED 265.9K
Avg per contract
Renter
Land Lease Contracts pulse
Three views of market movement, shown together.
Contracts▼ -31.8%262 vs 384
Annual value▼ -21.2%AED 69.7M vs AED 88.4M
Avg rate▲ +12.8%AED 6/sqft vs AED 5/sqft
Contracts▲ +8.3%262 vs 242
Annual value▲ +17.9%AED 69.7M vs AED 59.1M
Avg rate▲ +1.7%AED 6/sqft vs AED 6/sqft
Timeframe
Yearly records across the last 5Y.
How is contract volume distributed by usage?
Yearly contracts by usage bucket.
| Period | Residential | Commercial | Industrial | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 35 | 1290 | 3133 |
| 2023 | 3 | 41 | 1390 | 3431 |
| 2024 | 4 | 50 | 1340 | 3170 |
| 2025 | 7 | 49 | 1324 | 2920 |
| 2026 | 6 | 39 | 880 | 1788 |
Source: Dubai Land Department via Dubai Data Establishment
How is annual lease value moving by usage?
Average annual lease value per contract by usage bucket.
| Period | Residential | Commercial | Industrial | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1032794 | 369203 | 208898 | 188422 |
| 2023 | 1032794 | 462258 | 206551 | 187337 |
| 2024 | 778632 | 405745 | 213340 | 194174 |
| 2025 | 470096 | 453011 | 219011 | 207638 |
| 2026 | 661222 | 379555 | 250101 | 233303 |
Source: Dubai Land Department via Dubai Data Establishment
New versus renewal pressure
Yearly contracts split by registration type.
| Period | New | Renew |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 452 | 4009 |
| 2023 | 797 | 4068 |
| 2024 | 761 | 3803 |
| 2025 | 728 | 3572 |
| 2026 | 249 | 2464 |
Source: Dubai Land Department via Dubai Data Establishment
Rent per area by top type
Average rent per sqft for the highest-volume types; shown only where area is reported.
| Period | AED/sqft |
|---|---|
| Unknown | 5.530723966763784 |
| Unknown | 5.035978438586293 |
| Unknown | 13.934004370621803 |
Source: Dubai Land Department via Dubai Data Establishment
Where is activity concentrated? — top 25 areas by contracts
| Area | Contracts | Avg value |
|---|---|---|
| Ras Al Khor Industrial Second | 5.6K | AED 154.6K |
| Al Goze Industrial Fourth | 5.6K | AED 146.9K |
| Muhaisanah Second | 4.2K | AED 121.2K |
| Al Goze Industrial Third | 3.9K | AED 248.7K |
| Al Goze Industrial Second | 3.3K | AED 169.4K |
| Jabal Ali Industrial First | 3.3K | AED 224.5K |
| Al Goze Industrial First | 3.0K | AED 275.6K |
| Jabal Ali Industrial First | 2.8K | AED 357.2K |
| Al Goze Industrial Fourth | 2.5K | AED 148.8K |
| Um Ramool | 2.5K | AED 185.2K |
| Al Warsan Third | 2.1K | AED 27.0K |
| Ras Al Khor Industrial Second | 1.8K | AED 103.2K |
| Al Qusais Industrial First | 1.7K | AED 92.6K |
| Al Qusais Industrial Third | 1.4K | AED 86.8K |
| Al Goze Industrial Second | 1.3K | AED 178.8K |
| Muhaisanah Second | 1.2K | AED 111.4K |
| Al Qusais Industrial Fourth | 1.2K | AED 80.6K |
| Al Goze Industrial Third | 1.1K | AED 297.8K |
| Um Ramool | 1.0K | AED 165.2K |
| Ras Al Khor Industrial First | 924 | AED 256.1K |
| Al Goze Industrial First | 906 | AED 401.3K |
| Al Ttay | 786 | AED 59.3K |
| Al Qusais Industrial Fifth | 775 | AED 103.0K |
| Al Qusais Industrial First | 752 | AED 78.9K |
| Al Qusais Industrial Second | 732 | AED 129.2K |
Methodology & caveats
- Land leases are a separated rental domain tracked apart from unit rentals; annual lease value and average contract value are the primary measures, with land rate shown where area is reported.
- Contract count, total value and average contract value are the primary measures on this page.
- These separated rental domains use contract-based metrics and the same rental colour treatment throughout.
- Area rates are shown only where the contract includes a usable area figure.
- AED/sqft is converted from AED/sqm (1 sqm = 10.764 sqft).