==== Number of Participants - World Championships ====
^ 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 ^ 
| [[:en_international:result:WM2023|2023]] | Lee Valley/GBR | 0 | 53 | 73 | 74 | 0 | 101 | 99 | 67 | 288 | 59 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM2022|2022]] | Augsburg/GER | 0 | 54 | 74 | 64 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 70 | 288 | 49 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM2021|2021]] | Bratislava/SVK | 0 | 44 | 58 | 53 | 0 | 80 | 77 | 54 | 228 | 45 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM2019|2019]] | La Seu d'Urgell/ESP | 30 | 71 | 83 | 80 | 0 | 116 | 38 | 21 | 354 | 63 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM2018|2018]] | Rio de Janeiro/BRA | 14 | 43 | 58 | 56 | 0 | 74 | 32 | 24 | 222 | 36 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM2017|2017]] | Pau/FRA | 22 | 50 | 70 | 75 | 36 | 102 | 55 | 34 | 328 | 59 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM2015|2015]] | Lee Valley/GBR | 0 | 36 | 63 | 74 | 80 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 328 | 54 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM2014|2014]] | Mc Henry/USA | 0 | 26 | 52 | 51 | 76 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 42 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM2013|2013]] | Prag/CZE | 0 | 36 | 58 | 72 | 64 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 307 | 49 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM2011|2011]] | Bratislava/SVK | 0 | 25 | 70 | 67 | 86 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 340 | 55 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM2010|2010]] | Tacen/SLO | 0 | 24 | 59 | 62 | 78 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 297 | 45 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM2009|2009]] | La Seu d'Urgell/ESP | 0 | 0 | 71 | 67 | 78 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 298 | 53 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM2007|2007]] | Foz de Iguazu/BRA | 0 | 0 | 62 | 59 | 70 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 54 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM2006|2006]] | Prag/CZE | 0 | 0 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 289 | 54 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM2005|2005]] | Penrith/AUS | 0 | 0 | 49 | 54 | 42 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 50 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM2003|2003]] | Augsburg/GER | 0 | 0 | 60 | 58 | 78 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 340 | 75 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM2002|2002]] | Bourg St.Maurice/FRA | 0 | 0 | 48 | 53 | 62 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 40 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM99|1999]] | La Seu d'Urgell/ESP | 0 | 0 | 60 | 61 | 66 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 40 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM97|1997]] | Tres Coroas/BRA | 0 | 0 | 36 | 50 | 54 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 30 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM95|1995]] | Nottingham/GBR | 0 | 0 | 50 | 68 | 62 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 283 | 38 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM93|1993]] | Mezzana/ITA | 0 | 0 | 51 | 65 | 68 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 33 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM91|1991]] | Tacen/YUG | 0 | 0 | 48 | 49 | 62 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 26 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM89|1989]] | Savage River/USA | 0 | 0 | 41 | 38 | 46 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 24 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM87|1987]] | Bourg St.Maurice/FRA | 0 | 0 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 22 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM85|1985]] | Augsburg/FRG | 0 | 0 | 33 | 43 | 44 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 20 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM83|1983]] | Meran/ITA | 0 | 0 | 33 | 40 | 54 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 20 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM81|1981]] | Bala/GBR | 12 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 58 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 21 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM79|1979]] | Jonquiere/CAN | 0 | 0 | 29 | 30 | 48 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 20 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM77|1977]] | Spittal/AUT | 18 | 0 | 36 | 34 | 50 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 19 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM75|1975]] | Matka/YUG | 10 | 0 | 27 | 26 | 50 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 17 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM73|1973]] | Muotathal/SUI | 14 | 0 | 28 | 34 | 60 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 18 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM71|1971]] | Meran/ITA | 16 | 0 | 30 | 38 | 72 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 229 | 20 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM69|1969]] | Bourg St.Maurice/FRA | 28 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 52 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 14 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM67|1967]] | Lipno/TCH | 22 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 52 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 12 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM65|1965]] | Spittal/AUT | 16 | 0 | 18 | 28 | 40 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 13 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM63|1963]] | Spittal/AUT | 16 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 42 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 13 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM61|1961]] | Hainsberg/GDR | 14 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 42 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 12 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM59|1959]] | Genf/SUI | 6 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 52 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 12 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM57|1957]] | Augsburg/FRG | 18 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 42 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 15 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM55|1955]] | Tacen/YUG | 16 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 44 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 14 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM53|1953]] | Meran/ITA | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 42 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 13 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM51|1951]] | Steyr/AUT | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 32 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 10 | 
| [[:en_international:result:WM49|1949]] | Genf/SUI | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 7 | 
=== Number of Athletes (individual categories only) ===
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=== Number of participating nations ===
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