In the fiscal year 2019, Japanese construction companies had around 669.26 thousand hydraulic excavators, making it the most common type of construction equipment. Most of the construction equipment in Japan is owned by leasing companies.
Estimated number of construction equipment units in use in Japan in fiscal year 2019, by machinery type
(in 1,000 units)
fiscal year 2019; the Japanese fiscal years start on April 1 of the stated year and end on March 31 of the following year
Number of respondents
59 companies*
Special properties
estimated by employing a correction factor; excluding hand-guided equipment
Supplementary notes
*The underlying survey for the fiscal year 2019 was conducted from October to November 2020 among 90 companies belonging to the Japan Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association, the Japan Construction Machinery and Construction Association, and the company register based on the formal notification about environmentally friendly construction equipment, of which 59 companies replied.
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e-Stat (Japan). (March 31, 2021). Estimated number of construction equipment units in use in Japan in fiscal year 2019, by machinery type (in 1,000 units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269294/japan-construction-equipment-units-in-use-by-type/
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e-Stat (Japan). (2021). Estimated number of construction equipment units in use in Japan in fiscal year 2019, by machinery type (in 1,000 units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269294/japan-construction-equipment-units-in-use-by-type/
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Estimated number of construction equipment units in use in Japan in fiscal year 2019, by machinery type (in 1,000 units) [Graph], e-Stat (Japan), March 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269294/japan-construction-equipment-units-in-use-by-type/
