Editions
| Games | Year | Host city | Best nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| XVI | 2010 | Guangzhou, China |  Indonesia |
| XVIII | 2018 | Jakarta–Palembang, Indonesia |  China |
| XIX | 2022 | Hangzhou, China | China |
Dragon boat was an Asian Games sport in 2010, 2018 and 2022 editions.
| Games | Year | Host city | Best nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| XVI | 2010 | Guangzhou, China | Indonesia |
| XVIII | 2018 | Jakarta–Palembang, Indonesia | China |
| XIX | 2022 | Hangzhou, China | China |
| Event | 10 | 18 | 22 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 200 m | X | X | 2 | |
| Men's 250 m | X | 1 | ||
| Men's 500 m | X | X | X | 3 |
| Men's 1000 m | X | X | X | 3 |
| Women's 200 m | X | X | 2 | |
| Women's 250 m | X | 1 | ||
| Women's 500 m | X | X | X | 3 |
| Women's 1000 m | X | X | 2 | |
| Total | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 10 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | Indonesia (INA) | 4 | 9 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Korea (COR) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Myanmar (MYA) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 |  Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 | |
| Nation | 10 | 18 | 22 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cambodia | 14 | 1 | ||
| China | 47 | 32 | 28 | 3 |
| Chinese Taipei | 24 | 32 | 14 | 3 |
 Hong Kong | 24 | 29 | 28 | 3 |
 India | 31 | 1 | ||
| Indonesia | 48 | 32 | 28 | 3 |
 Iran | 48 | 1 | ||
 Japan | 24 | 1 | ||
| Korea | 32 | 1 | ||
 Macau | 48 | 28 | 2 | |
 Malaysia | 32 | 14 | 2 | |
| Myanmar | 24 | 30 | 28 | 3 |
 North Korea | 28 | 1 | ||
 Philippines | 27 | 1 | ||
 Singapore | 48 | 32 | 27 | 3 |
| South Korea | 24 | 28 | 2 | |
| Thailand | 48 | 32 | 28 | 3 |
| Number of nations | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
| Number of athletes | 407 | 341 | 293 | |
