The monthly globally-averaged atmospheric methane abundance reached a high of 1932.24 parts per billion (ppb) in November 2024. Globally-averaged annual atmospheric methane concentrations have risen dramatically over the past three decades. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that has a far greater global warming potential (GWP) than carbon dioxide.
Globally-averaged, monthly mean atmospheric methane (CH4) abundance from 1990 to 2024
(in parts per billion)
Characteristic
Concentration in parts per billion
Jun '24
1,921.79
May '24
1,927
Apr '24
1,930.36
Mar '24
1,929.14
Feb '24
1,927.72
Jan '24
1,929.67
Dec '23
1,931.9
Nov '23
1,932.24
Oct '23
1,930.99
Sep '23
1,925.39
Aug '23
1,917.64
Jul '23
1,913.58
Jun '23
1,915.73
May '23
1,920.09
Apr '23
1,920.67
Mar '23
1,919.71
Feb '23
1,920.28
Jan '23
1,921.53
Dec '22
1,923.29
Nov '22
1,922.91
Oct '22
1,920
Sep '22
1,915.62
Aug '22
1,908.89
Jul '22
1,904.49
Jun '22
1,905.21
May '22
1,907.87
Apr '22
1,909.53
Mar '22
1,908.85
Feb '22
1,907.61
Jan '22
1,907.46
Dec '21
1,908.86
Nov '21
1,909.7
Oct '21
1,908.16
Sep '21
1,902.73
Aug '21
1,892.66
Jul '21
1,886.34
Jun '21
1,888.41
May '21
1,891.52
Apr '21
1,891.12
Mar '21
1,888.69
Feb '21
1,887.67
Jan '21
1,889.72
Dec '20
1,891.89
Nov '20
1,891.89
Oct '20
1,890.08
Sep '20
1,884.7
Aug '20
1,876.54
Jul '20
1,871.48
Jun '20
1,871.87
May '20
1,874.31
Apr '20
1,875.87
Mar '20
1,874.77
Feb '20
1,872.73
Jan '20
1,873.16
Dec '19
1,874.7
Nov '19
1,875.54
Oct '19
1,875.37
Sep '19
1,870.81
Aug '19
1,862.91
Jul '19
1,858.22
Jun '19
1,858.79
May '19
1,861.97
Apr '19
1,865.32
Mar '19
1,866.34
Feb '19
1,865.01
Jan '19
1,864.98
Dec '18
1,866.05
Nov '18
1,866.24
Oct '18
1,865.73
Sep '18
1,860.51
Aug '18
1,851.93
Jul '18
1,849.08
Jun '18
1,852.02
May '18
1,854.81
Apr '18
1,856.68
Mar '18
1,856.88
Feb '18
1,854.96
Jan '18
1,854.43
Dec '17
1,856.53
Nov '17
1,858.5
Oct '17
1,857.97
Sep '17
1,852.73
Aug '17
1,844.62
Jul '17
1,840.38
Jun '17
1,842.95
May '17
1,847.14
Apr '17
1,848.53
Mar '17
1,848.19
Feb '17
1,848.38
Jan '17
1,849.68
Dec '16
1,851.07
Nov '16
1,851.42
Oct '16
1,849.85
Sep '16
1,844.21
Aug '16
1,836.7
Jul '16
1,834.15
Jun '16
1,837.84
May '16
1,842.13
Apr '16
1,843.74
Mar '16
1,843.03
Feb '16
1,841.62
Jan '16
1,842.45
Dec '15
1,844.91
Nov '15
1,844.67
Oct '15
1,841.4
Sep '15
1,836.27
Aug '15
1,829.17
Jul '15
1,824.68
Jun '15
1,827.25
May '15
1,831.67
Apr '15
1,833.15
Mar '15
1,833.22
Feb '15
1,832.98
Jan '15
1,833.07
Dec '14
1,833.52
Nov '14
1,833.01
Oct '14
1,831.17
Sep '14
1,826.83
Aug '14
1,819.7
Jul '14
1,815.51
Jun '14
1,818.31
May '14
1,821.88
Apr '14
1,820.87
Mar '14
1,818.1
Feb '14
1,816.31
Jan '14
1,816.8
Dec '13
1,819.37
Nov '13
1,820.33
Oct '13
1,818.49
Sep '13
1,814.28
Aug '13
1,808.54
Jul '13
1,805.97
Jun '13
1,808.62
May '13
1,811.94
Apr '13
1,812.82
Mar '13
1,813.27
Feb '13
1,814.13
Jan '13
1,814.05
Dec '12
1,814.61
Nov '12
1,815.94
Oct '12
1,814.82
Sep '12
1,810.18
Aug '12
1,803.3
Jul '12
1,799.36
Jun '12
1,801.02
May '12
1,804.76
Apr '12
1,808.49
Mar '12
1,810.08
Feb '12
1,808.35
Jan '12
1,807.39
Dec '11
1,810.06
Nov '11
1,812.38
Oct '11
1,809.57
Sep '11
1,804.09
Aug '11
1,799.06
Jul '11
1,796.19
Jun '11
1,799.17
May '11
1,803.31
Apr '11
1,802.89
Mar '11
1,801
Feb '11
1,800.01
Jan '11
1,800.04
Dec '10
1,803.3
Nov '10
1,806.99
Oct '10
1,806.59
Sep '10
1,801.89
Aug '10
1,794.1
Jul '10
1,789.41
Jun '10
1,792.48
May '10
1,797.62
Apr '10
1,799.58
Mar '10
1,799.47
Feb '10
1,798.76
Jan '10
1,797.11
Dec '09
1,796.71
Nov '09
1,797.89
Oct '09
1,798.02
Sep '09
1,794.84
Aug '09
1,788.84
Jul '09
1,784.95
Jun '09
1,786.92
May '09
1,792.35
Apr '09
1,795.55
Mar '09
1,795.99
Feb '09
1,795.59
Jan '09
1,795.06
Dec '08
1,796.62
Nov '08
1,797.3
Oct '08
1,793.66
Sep '08
1,787.69
Aug '08
1,781.05
Jul '08
1,777.63
Jun '08
1,780.48
May '08
1,785.2
Apr '08
1,786.88
Mar '08
1,786.18
Feb '08
1,785.79
Jan '08
1,786.69
Dec '07
1,788.21
Nov '07
1,789.52
Oct '07
1,789.83
Sep '07
1,785.9
Aug '07
1,777.19
Jul '07
1,772.57
Jun '07
1,775.63
May '07
1,779.48
Apr '07
1,781.12
Mar '07
1,780.26
Feb '07
1,778.59
Jan '07
1,779.2
Dec '06
1,779.94
Nov '06
1,779.02
Oct '06
1,778.22
Sep '06
1,774.61
Aug '06
1,767.24
Jul '06
1,764.15
Jun '06
1,769.24
May '06
1,774.91
Apr '06
1,776.11
Mar '06
1,777.41
Feb '06
1,779.45
Jan '06
1,779.51
Dec '05
1,780.29
Nov '05
1,781.21
Oct '05
1,778.46
Sep '05
1,773.11
Aug '05
1,768.03
Jul '05
1,766.23
Jun '05
1,768.55
May '05
1,772.24
Apr '05
1,774.58
Mar '05
1,775.46
Feb '05
1,775.8
Jan '05
1,776.34
Dec '04
1,778.4
Nov '04
1,780.45
Oct '04
1,779.67
Sep '04
1,775.53
Aug '04
1,769.79
Jul '04
1,768.03
Jun '04
1,772.31
May '04
1,777.57
Apr '04
1,780.71
Mar '04
1,781
Feb '04
1,779.96
Jan '04
1,780.9
Dec '03
1,783.58
Nov '03
1,785.26
Oct '03
1,784.67
Sep '03
1,780.58
Aug '03
1,774.3
Jul '03
1,770.69
Jun '03
1,771.7
May '03
1,774.45
Apr '03
1,775.8
Mar '03
1,774.86
Feb '03
1,774.81
Jan '03
1,777.53
Dec '02
1,779.67
Nov '02
1,779.49
Oct '02
1,778.24
Sep '02
1,773.69
Aug '02
1,766.85
Jul '02
1,764.2
Jun '02
1,766.92
May '02
1,770.3
Apr '02
1,772.75
Mar '02
1,773.42
Feb '02
1,772.81
Jan '02
1,774.1
Dec '01
1,775.95
Nov '01
1,776.56
Oct '01
1,775.47
Sep '01
1,770.47
Aug '01
1,764.51
Jul '01
1,763.01
Jun '01
1,766.12
May '01
1,770.87
Apr '01
1,773.87
Mar '01
1,773.67
Feb '01
1,772.51
Jan '01
1,772.87
Dec '00
1,775.34
Nov '00
1,777.71
Oct '00
1,777.08
Sep '00
1,772.07
Aug '00
1,765.45
Jul '00
1,763.45
Jun '00
1,768.14
May '00
1,774.56
Apr '00
1,777.21
Mar '00
1,776.51
Feb '00
1,775.43
Jan '00
1,775.53
Dec '99
1,777.3
Nov '99
1,778.59
Oct '99
1,776.63
Sep '99
1,771.07
Aug '99
1,764.66
Jul '99
1,762.96
Jun '99
1,767.39
May '99
1,772.69
Apr '99
1,774.99
Mar '99
1,774.61
Feb '99
1,773.88
Jan '99
1,773.78
Dec '98
1,774.06
Nov '98
1,775.46
Oct '98
1,776.21
Sep '98
1,770.69
Aug '98
1,760.19
Jul '98
1,756.14
Jun '98
1,760.34
May '98
1,764.24
Apr '98
1,764.7
Mar '98
1,762.95
Feb '98
1,761.43
Jan '98
1,761.44
Dec '97
1,761.9
Nov '97
1,761.67
Oct '97
1,760.2
Sep '97
1,754.92
Aug '97
1,747.74
Jul '97
1,746.08
Jun '97
1,750.14
May '97
1,753.82
Apr '97
1,755.49
Mar '97
1,755.65
Feb '97
1,753.8
Jan '97
1,753.31
Dec '96
1,756.91
Nov '96
1,760.02
Oct '96
1,758.84
Sep '96
1,752.62
Aug '96
1,744.26
Jul '96
1,742.02
Jun '96
1,746.04
May '96
1,748.28
Apr '96
1,749.58
Mar '96
1,752.22
Feb '96
1,752.72
Jan '96
1,752.22
Dec '95
1,753.87
Nov '95
1,755.49
Oct '95
1,754.33
Sep '95
1,749.8
Aug '95
1,743.59
Jul '95
1,740.14
Jun '95
1,742.84
May '95
1,747.64
Apr '95
1,749.42
Mar '95
1,749.01
Feb '95
1,749.49
Jan '95
1,751.11
Dec '94
1,751.61
Nov '94
1,751.25
Oct '94
1,749.81
Sep '94
1,742.97
Aug '94
1,734.1
Jul '94
1,732.41
Jun '94
1,736.92
May '94
1,740.64
Apr '94
1,741.93
Mar '94
1,741.96
Feb '94
1,740.87
Jan '94
1,741.42
Dec '93
1,744.32
Nov '93
1,745.22
Oct '93
1,743.38
Sep '93
1,738.53
Aug '93
1,731.22
Jul '93
1,728.05
Jun '93
1,730.88
May '93
1,734.98
Apr '93
1,736.66
Mar '93
1,735.52
Feb '93
1,734.43
Jan '93
1,735.79
Dec '92
1,738.58
Nov '92
1,739.21
Oct '92
1,737.65
Sep '92
1,734.63
Aug '92
1,730.33
Jul '92
1,728.79
Jun '92
1,731.58
May '92
1,734.97
Apr '92
1,736.64
Mar '92
1,736.93
Feb '92
1,737.37
Jan '92
1,738.93
Dec '91
1,739.6
Nov '91
1,737.45
Oct '91
1,732.69
Sep '91
1,726.08
Aug '91
1,719.12
Jul '91
1,715.94
Jun '91
1,718.89
May '91
1,722.07
Apr '91
1,722.38
Mar '91
1,722.07
Feb '91
1,721.23
Jan '91
1,721.57
Dec '90
1,723.32
Nov '90
1,723.45
Oct '90
1,722.01
Sep '90
1,717.64
Aug '90
1,710.23
Jul '90
1,706.56
Jun '90
1,708.5
May '90
1,710.65
Apr '90
1,712.54
Mar '90
1,714.45
Feb '90
1,713.59
Jan '90
1,712.21
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ESRL. (October 5, 2024). Globally-averaged, monthly mean atmospheric methane (CH4) abundance from 1990 to 2024 (in parts per billion) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314344/atmospheric-concentration-of-ch4-historic-monthly/
ESRL. "Globally-averaged, monthly mean atmospheric methane (CH4) abundance from 1990 to 2024 (in parts per billion)." Chart. October 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314344/atmospheric-concentration-of-ch4-historic-monthly/
ESRL. (2024). Globally-averaged, monthly mean atmospheric methane (CH4) abundance from 1990 to 2024 (in parts per billion). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314344/atmospheric-concentration-of-ch4-historic-monthly/
ESRL. "Globally-averaged, Monthly Mean Atmospheric Methane (Ch4) Abundance from 1990 to 2024 (in Parts per Billion)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314344/atmospheric-concentration-of-ch4-historic-monthly/
ESRL, Globally-averaged, monthly mean atmospheric methane (CH4) abundance from 1990 to 2024 (in parts per billion) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314344/atmospheric-concentration-of-ch4-historic-monthly/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Globally-averaged, monthly mean atmospheric methane (CH4) abundance from 1990 to 2024 (in parts per billion) [Graph], ESRL, October 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314344/atmospheric-concentration-of-ch4-historic-monthly/
