10-35 Floor Space of Newly Built Residential Buildings and Housing Conditions of Urban and Rural Residents 
Year Floor Space of Floor Space of Per Capita Per Capita
Newly Built Newly Built Floor Space of Floor Space of
Residential Buildings Residential Buildings Residential Building Residential Building
in Urban Areas in Rural Areas in Urban Areas in Rural Areas
(100 million sq.m) (100 million sq.m) (sq.m) (sq.m)
   
1978 0.38 1.00 6.7 8.1
1980 0.92 5.00 7.2 9.4
1985 1.88 7.22 10.0 14.7
                                         
1986 2.22 9.84 12.4 15.3
1987 2.23 8.84 12.7 16.0
1988 2.40 8.45 13.0 16.6
1989 1.97 6.76 13.5 17.2
1990 1.73 6.91 13.7 17.8
                                                           
1991 1.92 7.54 14.2 18.5
1992 2.40 6.19 14.8 18.9
1993 3.08 4.81 15.2 20.7
1994 3.57 6.18 15.7 20.2
1995 3.75 6.99 16.3 21.0
                                                           
1996 3.95 8.28 17.0 21.7
1997 4.06 8.06 17.8 22.5
1998 4.76 8.00 18.7 23.3
1999 5.59 8.34 19.4 24.2
2000 5.49 7.97 20.3 24.8
   
2001 5.75 7.29 20.8 25.7
2002 5.98 7.42 22.8 26.5
2003 5.50 7.52 23.7 27.2
2004 5.69 6.80 25.0 27.9
2005 6.61 6.67 26.1 29.7
   
2006 6.30 6.84 27.1 30.7
2007 6.88 7.75 31.6
2008 7.60 8.34 32.4
2009 8.21 10.21 33.6
         
a) Data on the per capita floor space of residential buildings in urban areas are provided by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, 
    figures after 2007 are absent.