In 2023, construction starts of wood-frame dwellings in Japan covered a floor area of about 41.4 million square meters. Timber-frame homes accounted for close to 65 percent of the total floor area of new residential building construction.
Floor area of new construction starts of dwellings in Japan from 2014 to 2023, by structure
(in 1,000 square meters)
Characteristic
Wooden structure
Steel frame reinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete
Steel structure
Concrete block
Others
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e-Stat (Japan). (January 31, 2024). Floor area of new construction starts of dwellings in Japan from 2014 to 2023, by structure (in 1,000 square meters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272938/japan-floor-space-dwelling-construction-starts-by-structure/
e-Stat (Japan). "Floor area of new construction starts of dwellings in Japan from 2014 to 2023, by structure (in 1,000 square meters)." Chart. January 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272938/japan-floor-space-dwelling-construction-starts-by-structure/
e-Stat (Japan). (2024). Floor area of new construction starts of dwellings in Japan from 2014 to 2023, by structure (in 1,000 square meters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272938/japan-floor-space-dwelling-construction-starts-by-structure/
e-Stat (Japan). "Floor Area of New Construction Starts of Dwellings in Japan from 2014 to 2023, by Structure (in 1,000 Square Meters)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272938/japan-floor-space-dwelling-construction-starts-by-structure/
e-Stat (Japan), Floor area of new construction starts of dwellings in Japan from 2014 to 2023, by structure (in 1,000 square meters) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272938/japan-floor-space-dwelling-construction-starts-by-structure/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Floor area of new construction starts of dwellings in Japan from 2014 to 2023, by structure (in 1,000 square meters) [Graph], e-Stat (Japan), January 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272938/japan-floor-space-dwelling-construction-starts-by-structure/