Canoeing events have been contested at every Asian Games since 1990 Asian Games in Beijing.
| Games | Year | Host city | Best nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| XI | 1990 | Beijing, China |  China |
| XII | 1994 | Hiroshima, Japan | China |
| XIII | 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand |  Kazakhstan |
| XIV | 2002 | Busan, South Korea | China |
| XV | 2006 | Doha, Qatar | China |
| XVI | 2010 | Guangzhou, China | China |
| XVII | 2014 | Incheon, South Korea | China |
| XVIII | 2018 | Jakarta–Palembang, Indonesia | China |
| XIX | 2022 | Hangzhou, China | China |
| Event | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's C-1 | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||
| Men's C-2 | X | 1 | ||||||||
| Men's K-1 | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||
| Women's C-1 | X | X | X | 3 | ||||||
| Women's K-1 | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Event | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's C-1 200 m | X | X | 2 | |||||||
| Men's C-1 500 m | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | ||||
| Men's C-1 1000 m | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Men's C-2 200 m | X | 1 | ||||||||
| Men's C-2 500 m | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | |||
| Men's C-2 1000 m | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Men's K-1 200 m | X | X | X | 3 | ||||||
| Men's K-1 500 m | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | ||||
| Men's K-1 1000 m | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 | |
| Men's K-2 200 m | X | X | 2 | |||||||
| Men's K-2 500 m | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | |||
| Men's K-2 1000 m | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 | |
| Men's K-4 500 m | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | ||||
| Men's K-4 1000 m | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | |||
| Women's C-1 200 m | X | X | 2 | |||||||
| Women's C-2 200 m | X | 1 | ||||||||
| Women's C-2 500 m | X | X | 2 | |||||||
| Women's K-1 200 m | X | X | X | 3 | ||||||
| Women's K-1 500 m | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Women's K-2 500 m | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Women's K-4 500 m | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 | |
| Total | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 68 | 25 | 18 | 111 |
| 2 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 25 | 24 | 20 | 69 |
| 3 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 16 | 25 | 23 | 64 |
| 4 |  Japan (JPN) | 8 | 17 | 23 | 48 |
| 5 |  South Korea (KOR) | 5 | 15 | 16 | 36 |
| 6 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 |  Iran (IRI) | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| 8 |  North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 |  Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 |  Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 |  Singapore (SGP) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Tajikistan (TJK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 |  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | 125 | 125 | 126 | 376 | |
| Nation | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
 Cambodia | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| China | 22 | X | 16 | 15 | 11 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 9 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 5 | ||||
 Hong Kong | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
| India | X | X | 10 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 8 | |
| Indonesia | X | X | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 9 |
| Iran | 10 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 8 | |
 Iraq | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| Japan | X | X | 10 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 9 |
| Kazakhstan | X | 12 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 8 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | X | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
 Laos | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
 Lebanon | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
 Macau | X | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |||
 Malaysia | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
 Mongolia | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
 Myanmar | 13 | 4 | 2 | |||||||
 Nepal | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| North Korea | X | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |||
 Pakistan | X | 9 | 2 | |||||||
 Philippines | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
 Qatar | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Singapore | X | X | 1 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | ||
| South Korea | X | X | 12 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 9 |
 Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Tajikistan | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Thailand | 22 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 26 | 5 | ||||
 Turkmenistan | X | 1 | ||||||||
| Uzbekistan | X | 13 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 8 | |
 Vietnam | 9 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 4 | |||||
| Number of nations | 9 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 20 | |
| Number of athletes | 169 | 107 | 103 | 178 | 228 | 228 | 213 | |||
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