Number of Participants - Olympic Games
| Year | Venue | C2-mixed | C1 women | K1 women | C1-men | C2-men | K1 men | Men's Kayak Cross | Women's Kayak Cross | Number of individuals | Nations |
| 2021 | Tokyo/JPN | 0 | 22 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 34 |
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro/BRA | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 30 |
| 2012 | Lee Valley/GBR | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 30 |
| 2008 | Shunyi/CHN | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 29 |
| 2004 | Athen/GRE | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 22 |
| 2000 | Penrith/AUS | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 21 |
| 1996 | Ocoee/USA | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 30 |
| 1992 | La Seu d'Urgell/ESP | 0 | 0 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 25 |
| 1972 | Augsburg/FRG | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 38 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 16 |
Number of Athletes (individual categories only)
Number of participating nations