As of 2016, land with unknown owners in Japan was estimated to cover an area of 41 billion square meters.
Amid the demographic change in Japan, abandoned and unclaimed land has become an increasing issue in recent years. The area of land with unknown owners was forecast to increase to 72 billion square meters by 2040.
Estimated area of unclaimed land with unknown owners in Japan in 2016 with a forecast until 2040
(in billion square meters)
Land with an unknown owner is defined as land whose owners cannot be identified by real estate registry systems or whose owners are identified but cannot be contacted.
Future estimates refer to new unclaimed land that is likely to arise, using the projected number of future deaths and the proportion of land not registered by heirs based on a questionnaire.
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Mitsui Fudosan. (September 30, 2022). Estimated area of unclaimed land with unknown owners in Japan in 2016 with a forecast until 2040 (in billion square meters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267433/japan-area-land-unknown-owners/
Mitsui Fudosan. "Estimated area of unclaimed land with unknown owners in Japan in 2016 with a forecast until 2040 (in billion square meters)." Chart. September 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267433/japan-area-land-unknown-owners/
Mitsui Fudosan. (2022). Estimated area of unclaimed land with unknown owners in Japan in 2016 with a forecast until 2040 (in billion square meters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267433/japan-area-land-unknown-owners/
Mitsui Fudosan. "Estimated Area of Unclaimed Land with Unknown Owners in Japan in 2016 with a Forecast until 2040 (in Billion Square Meters)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267433/japan-area-land-unknown-owners/
Mitsui Fudosan, Estimated area of unclaimed land with unknown owners in Japan in 2016 with a forecast until 2040 (in billion square meters) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267433/japan-area-land-unknown-owners/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Estimated area of unclaimed land with unknown owners in Japan in 2016 with a forecast until 2040 (in billion square meters) [Graph], Mitsui Fudosan, September 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267433/japan-area-land-unknown-owners/
