Battery Association of Japan

Secondary battery sales statistics by volume
(source: Machinery statistics released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)

Unit: 1,000(Figures in Small sealed-type batteries are converted value by weight until 2004)
Calendar year Total of secondary batteries For vehicles Other lead-acid batteries Small sealed-type batteries Stationary nickel-cadmium rechargeable batteries Nickel cadmium Nickel metal-hydride Lithium ion
Pocket-type Sintered-type
1986 323,010 35,976 8,369 - 270 167 278,228 - -
1987 422,880 34,348 10,414 - 324 185 377,609 - -
1988 544,336 36,158 15,052 - 270 195 492,661 - -
1989 583,007 35,404 15,336 - 303 189 531,775 - -
1990 665,917 37,127 18,892 - 285 173 609,440 - -
1991 811,102 34,499 21,324 - 247 178 754,854 - -
1992 802,040 34,009 23,407 - 221 156 744,247 - -
1993 917,565 30,791 1,955 26,937 203 148 788,794 68,737 -
1994 1,119,284 30,305 1,955 27,062 202 130 865,767 193,863 -
1995 1,249,599 30,404 2,039 24,137 164 129 861,618 301,386 29,722
1996 1,235,740 29,950 2,278 20,258 157 143 711,067 358,079 113,808
1997 1,528,254 29,998 2,420 19,774 154 127 706,394 579,980 189,407
1998 1,556,263 29,435 2,309 16,660 129 100 598,120 647,566 261,944
1999 1,886,178 29,920 2,295 14,699 230 595,803 868,848 374,383
2000 2,154,685 30,836 2,699 15,426 246 614,906 1,010,581 479,991
2001 1,688,026 29,586 2,915 11,834 195 531,936 655,047 456,513
2002 1,655,470 29,431 2,581 9,443 410 492,726 549,535 571,344
2003 1,608,237 28,924 2,484 8,043 321 400,499 387,045 780,921
2004 1,588,302 29,234 2,604 7,338 163 401,518 319,113 828,332
2005 1,664,045 29,681 2,982 4,129 144 379,891 320,716 926,502
2006 1,758,865 30,071 2,859 4,666 152 318,102 330,513 1,072,502
2007 1,798,073 29,993 2,913 4,630 137 271,452 351,848 1,137,100
2008 1,931,671 26,899 2,968 4,350 134 233,504 407,705 1,256,111