The graph signifies the estimated comparison between the years 1994 and 2004 while evaluating the maximum population of elephants in Asian countries.
In the graph, we can see a sharp decline in most of the countries. However, this decrease was more noticeable in Thailand and Malaysia, where the number of elephants was considered to be less than half the figure showed in 1997. Also, in Malaysia, the number of elephants dropped to as low as 1000. Although India remained a country with the largest population of this mammal, the numbers saw a significant fall in 2004 when the count was only 7500. Despite the size, China had a small population of nearly 500 elephants in 2004.
Although the overall trend was downwards, elephant populations were considered to stay consistently stable in Vietnam and Laos at approximately 1200. The only country where the statistics showed a positive trend was Cambodia where the number had an increase by 200.
