Construction in Gaza Strip and West Bank Settlements, 1990-1998

 

		AREA (in thousand square meters)			DWELLINGS
		Under active construction	Building begun	Building completed	Under active construction	Building begun	Building completed
1998	Public	307	215	116	2,640	1,740	1,030
	Private	399	321	129	2,730	2,160	750
	Total	706	536	245	5,370	3,900	1,780
1997	Public	198	105	156	1,780	1,000	1,350
	Private	215	146	100	1,360	900	590
	Total	413	251	256	3,140	1,900	1,950
1996	Public	239	112	164	2,040	1,000	1,470
	Private	181	124	108	1,100	670	610
	Total	420	236	272	3,140	1,670	2,080
1995	Public	294	214	52	2,850	1,870	550
	Private	172	116	151	1,080	660	950
	Total	466	330	203	3,930	2,530	1,500
1994	Public	257	66	99	2,580	550	880
	Private	354	150	150	2,410	740	800
	Total	611	216	249	4,990	1,290	1,680
1993	Public	289	45	293	317	400	3,220
	Private	300	202	150	2,460	1,830	1,020
	Total	589	247	443	5,630	2,230	4,240
1992	Public	468	413	467	4,880	5,000	5,890
	Private	325	186	157	1,690	1,210	980
	Total	793	599	624	6,570	6,210	6,870
1991	Public	636	600	124	7,200	7,040	1,170
	Private	281	174	191	1,480	1,070	1,100
	Total	917	774	315	8,680	8,110	2,270
1990	Public	160	106	86	1,310	830	690
	Private	307	176	119	1,540	980	650
	Total	467	282	205	2,850	1,810	1,340

Under active construction: buildings in the process of active construction.

Building begun: beginning the digging of foundation.

Building completed: when the building is technically finished and is ready to function or when use is being made of more than half its area.

Public building: building initiated by the government, that national institutions, the local authorities and companies entirely controlled by these institutions.

Private building: all building except public building.

Despite a relative reduction in settlement construction activity in 1993-1994, the number of annually completed buildings has been fluctuating around an average level of about 1,700 dwellings/250.000 sq.m. There is no indication of a significant reduction in settlement construction activities.

The number of buildings begun more than doubled in 1997-1998.

Source: Statistical Abstract of Israel (area) 1999, 1998, 1997 (16.2), 1995, 1994 (16.3), 1992 (16.4), (dwellings) 1999, 1998, 1997 (16.5), 1995, 1994 (16.4), 1992 (16.5).