The provided bar graph compares the number of Asian elephants across different countries, including Vietnam, India, Malaysia, Sri Landa, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and China between 1997 and 2004.
Overall, it is clear that most countries witnessed a decline in the number of elephants, with an exception of Cambodia. Additionally, India recorded the highest figure in elephant availability while the opposite was true for China.
In 1997, the number of Asian elephants in India was nearly 10000, incredibly surpassing other counterparts. Following this, Myanmar registered at around 5500 whereas Thailand stood at 4000. Meanwhile, Malaysia and Sri Lanka shared the same figures, at exactly 3000. Regarding the remaining countries, the number of Asian elephants were relatively modest, at fewer than 2000.
In 2004, India saw a drop in the number of elephants, at roughly 8000. At the same time, Myanmar decreased slightly to 5000 while Cambodia rose to approximately 2000. Apart from that, Vietnam and Laos underwent a marginal reduction to around 1000. Furthermore, Thailand declined sharply from 4000 to approximately 1000. Similarly, Malaysia experienced a significant decrease in the number of elephants, settling at only 900. Finally, China showed the lowest figure over the 7 years, which was roughly 500 at the end of the survey.