Canoeing events have been contested at every Asian Games since 1990 Asian Games in Beijing.

Editions

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

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Medal table

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	3	3
14	Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)	0	0	1	1
Totals (14 entries)		125	125	127	377

Participating nations

Nation	90	94	98	02	06	10	14	18	Years
Cambodia								2	1
China	X	X	X	15	11	25	27	22	8
Chinese Taipei				3		6	14	10	4
Hong Kong	8	4	4	5	2	1	3	3	8
India	X	X	X		6	12	18	17	7
Indonesia	X	X	X	8	6	6	12	22	8
Iran	10		12	6	9	13	18	17	7
Iraq					1		2	1	3
Japan	X	X	X	12	8	17	19	19	8
Kazakhstan		X	X	14	12	17	20	18	7
Kyrgyzstan		X	X	1	6	7	9	2	7
Laos			X						1
Lebanon						1	1		2
Macau		X			4	7	8	3	5
Malaysia								2	1
Mongolia				3	2	6			3
Myanmar			X					4	2
Nepal							1		1
North Korea	X		X	6		4	2	3	6
Pakistan		X	X						2
Philippines			X	2	4	2	1	2	6
Qatar					2				1
Singapore	X	X				6	11	9	5
South Korea	X	X	X	16	10	11	22	18	8
Sri Lanka								1	1
Tajikistan			X	2	2	4	4	6	6
Thailand			X			9	15	23	4
Turkmenistan		X							1
Uzbekistan		X	X	14	9	19	21	22	7
Vietnam					9	5		2	3
Number of nations	9	13	17	14	17	20	20	23
Number of athletes				107	103	178	228	228

List of medalists