The graph below shows the changes in the maximum number of Asian elephants between 1994 and 2007.

The bar chart compares the

number

of

elephants

in nine different Asian countries between 1997 and 2004.

Overall

, 1997 had more

elephants

in most nations, except in

China

and

Cambodia

, which saw an increase in the elephant population in 2004. Notably, the

number

of

elephants

in Laos remained the same for

both

years. Focusing on countries with more

elephants

in 1997, India topped the chart with just under 10,000

elephants

, which

then

dropped by approximately 2,500 seven years later. Vietnam had the least, with around 1,250

elephants

, dipping slightly by 2004. Myanmar, the second highest, had a little over 5,000

elephants

but dropped marginally to about 4,800, which was nearly double that of Sri Lanka and Malaysia,

both

registering roughly 2,700

elephants

in the beginning. Sri Lanka’s figure fell modestly by about 100,

whereas

Malaysia’s reduced significantly to less than half its initial

number

. Similar to Malaysia, Thailand, which was the third-ranked with nearly 4,000

elephants

, declined significantly by 2004 to around 2,000. As for other countries,

both

Cambodia

and

China

witnessed an increase in the

number

of

elephants

.

Cambodia

had around 2,000

elephants

, and

China

had 1,500 in 1997, with

Cambodia

increasing gently by 100 and

China

's

number

doubling.

However

, Laos had the same

number

of

elephants

for

both

years at around 2,000.