In 2016, Japan's sales of 200-liter steel drums increased by 0.5 percent over the previous year, bringing the number of 200-liter steel drums to 13.636 million. According to the comparison of uses and categories, the volume of chemical barrels decreased by 1.4% compared with the previous year, and the number of barrels decreased by 158,000; the volume of oil barrels increased by 3.3% year-on-year, and the number of barrels increased by 53,000; the volume of paint barrels increased by 173,000 only, an increase of 110,000; food barrels increased by 5.2%, an increase of 10,000; other industries increased by 25.5%, an increase of 48,000; metal can industry increased by 2.3% over the previous year, The number increased to 19.316 million; small and medium-sized barrels decreased by 5.7% year-on-year, with a decrease of 431,000.

The following table is the statistical report of steel drums by specifications and categories in Japan's metal packaging industry in 2016.

The following table is an analysis of the development trend of the 200-liter steel drum market in Japan from 1963 to 2016.

Note:

1. The unit is in thousands, and the figures in the table are rounded up.

2. The record of the number of new barrels produced in 1963 (Showa 38 in Japan) is not clear, but the tonnage of steel plates used in the production of barrels was 67 tons. According to the production situation in 1965, it can be calculated that the average weight of each barrel at that time was 27.63 kg.