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The bar chart shows the estimated maximum number of Asian elephants in nine countries in 1997 and 2004.
Overall, the number of elephants decreased in most countries. India had the largest number of elephants in both years, while China had the smallest.
In 1997, India had about 9,900 elephants, which was much more than any other country. Myanmar was the second with about 5,300, and Thailand had 3,700. Malaysia and Sri Lanka had around 3,000 each. The other countries, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and China, had between 1,000 and 1,300 elephants.
In 2004, the number of elephants in India fell to about 7,500, but it was still the highest. Myanmar decreased slightly to 4,700. The biggest falls were in Thailand and Malaysia. Thailand dropped from 3,700 to about 1,300, and Malaysia fell from 3,100 to about 1,100. China's number also halved to about 500. In contrast, the number in Laos stayed the same at 1,200, and Cambodia was the only country where the number increased, from 1,300 to about 1,500.