Green buildings are of great importance to overcome climate change effects and the depletion of natural resources. This paper aims to provide a review of the progress in green building construction that uses the LEED rating system for the last two decades. To do this the researchers have analysed the data of around 61000 LEED-registered buildings studying different factors affecting green building growth and trying to spot any possible correlation between LEED and each factor. The review will provide the researchers and the construction industry with the necessary information about the analysis of green building development. The results showed the trend in the green building progress and provided insight analysis for the reasons behind this progress.