In 2020, the volume of excavators produced in Japan amounted to approximately 180.91 thousand units, representing the piece of construction equipment with the highest production volume. In total, construction equipment produced domestically added up to roughly 335.45 thousand units.
Production volume of construction equipment in Japan in 2020, by machinery type
(in 1,000 units)
Characteristic
Production volume in thousand units
Excavators*
180.91
Concrete machinery
82.79
Earth finishing machinery**
55.06
Destructive equipment
3.18
Construction cranes
2.39
Foundation works equipment
1.27
Asphalt paving machines
0.49
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Production volume in thousand units180.91180.9182.7982.7955.0655.063.183.182.392.391.271.270.490.49Excavators*Concrete machineryEarth finishing machinery**Destructive equipmentConstruction cranesFoundation works equipmentAsphalt paving machines
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METI (Japan). (May 28, 2021). Production volume of construction equipment in Japan in 2020, by machinery type (in 1,000 units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272579/japan-construction-machinery-production-volume-by-type/
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