In the fiscal year 2023, non-residential wooden construction starts in Japan reached a floor area of 3.34 million square meters, down by 4.5 percent compared to the previous year. The market was forecast to increase, with construction starts of around 4.1 million square meters in fiscal year 2030. Wood has traditionally been an important building material in Japan and is still commonly utilized for the construction of detached houses. The Japanese government has been promoting the use of wood in public constructions below a certain height.
Floor area of non-residential wooden construction in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2023 with a forecast until 2030
(in million square meters)
fiscal years 2015 to 2023; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Supplementary notes
*Prospect. **Forecasts.
Research targets were businesses engaged in non-residential wooden building construction (general constructors, home builders, laminated wood makers, building material manufacturers, etc.). The floor area has been calculated using data on construction starts for industrial buildings. These include offices, shops, factories, warehouses, school buildings, and hospitals and clinics.
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Yano Research. (October 23, 2024). Floor area of non-residential wooden construction in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2023 with a forecast until 2030 (in million square meters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342790/japan-non-residential-wooden-construction-floor-area/
Yano Research. "Floor area of non-residential wooden construction in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2023 with a forecast until 2030 (in million square meters)." Chart. October 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342790/japan-non-residential-wooden-construction-floor-area/
Yano Research. (2024). Floor area of non-residential wooden construction in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2023 with a forecast until 2030 (in million square meters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342790/japan-non-residential-wooden-construction-floor-area/
Yano Research. "Floor Area of Non-residential Wooden Construction in Japan from Fiscal Year 2015 to 2023 with a Forecast until 2030 (in Million Square Meters)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342790/japan-non-residential-wooden-construction-floor-area/
Yano Research, Floor area of non-residential wooden construction in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2023 with a forecast until 2030 (in million square meters) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342790/japan-non-residential-wooden-construction-floor-area/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Floor area of non-residential wooden construction in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2023 with a forecast until 2030 (in million square meters) [Graph], Yano Research, October 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342790/japan-non-residential-wooden-construction-floor-area/
