The monthly globally-averaged atmospheric methane abundance reached a high of 1931.91 parts per billion (ppb) in April 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
Apr '24
1,931.91
Mar '24
1,929.88
Feb '24
1,928.4
Jan '24
1,930.21
Dec '23
1,931.87
Nov '23
1,931.9
Oct '23
1,930.75
Sep '23
1,925.39
Aug '23
1,917.84
Jul '23
1,913.66
Jun '23
1,915.46
May '23
1,919.7
Apr '23
1,920.56
Mar '23
1,919.73
Feb '23
1,920.35
Jan '23
1,922.4
Dec '22
1,924.69
Nov '22
1,923.43
Oct '22
1,919.85
Sep '22
1,915.52
Aug '22
1,908.82
Jul '22
1,904.46
Jun '22
1,905.19
May '22
1,907.8
Apr '22
1,909.6
Mar '22
1,909.01
Feb '22
1,907.68
Jan '22
1,907.47
Dec '21
1,908.78
Nov '21
1,909.51
Oct '21
1,908.01
Sep '21
1,902.63
Aug '21
1,892.6
Jul '21
1,886.4
Jun '21
1,888.46
May '21
1,891.5
Apr '21
1,891.1
Mar '21
1,888.66
Feb '21
1,887.53
Jan '21
1,889.49
Dec '20
1,891.78
Nov '20
1,891.92
Oct '20
1,890.11
Sep '20
1,884.66
Aug '20
1,876.53
Jul '20
1,871.52
Jun '20
1,871.86
May '20
1,874.29
Apr '20
1,875.88
Mar '20
1,874.76
Feb '20
1,872.73
Jan '20
1,873.17
Dec '19
1,874.67
Nov '19
1,875.55
Oct '19
1,875.4
Sep '19
1,870.77
Aug '19
1,862.9
Jul '19
1,858.27
Jun '19
1,858.78
May '19
1,861.96
Apr '19
1,865.34
Mar '19
1,866.32
Feb '19
1,865.01
Jan '19
1,865
Dec '18
1,866.03
Nov '18
1,866.25
Oct '18
1,865.77
Sep '18
1,860.47
Aug '18
1,851.91
Jul '18
1,849.12
Jun '18
1,852.01
May '18
1,854.79
Apr '18
1,856.7
Mar '18
1,856.87
Feb '18
1,854.96
Jan '18
1,854.44
Dec '17
1,856.51
Nov '17
1,858.51
Oct '17
1,857.99
Sep '17
1,852.7
Aug '17
1,844.61
Jul '17
1,840.42
Jun '17
1,842.93
May '17
1,847.12
Apr '17
1,848.55
Mar '17
1,848.18
Feb '17
1,848.38
Jan '17
1,849.7
Dec '16
1,851.05
Nov '16
1,851.43
Oct '16
1,849.88
Sep '16
1,844.17
Aug '16
1,836.68
Jul '16
1,834.19
Jun '16
1,837.83
May '16
1,842.11
Apr '16
1,843.76
Mar '16
1,843.01
Feb '16
1,841.62
Jan '16
1,842.46
Dec '15
1,844.89
Nov '15
1,844.67
Oct '15
1,841.43
Sep '15
1,836.23
Aug '15
1,829.15
Jul '15
1,824.72
Jun '15
1,827.24
May '15
1,831.65
Apr '15
1,833.17
Mar '15
1,833.2
Feb '15
1,832.97
Jan '15
1,833.1
Dec '14
1,833.55
Nov '14
1,833.05
Oct '14
1,831.24
Sep '14
1,826.86
Aug '14
1,819.71
Jul '14
1,815.56
Jun '14
1,818.33
May '14
1,821.89
Apr '14
1,820.91
Mar '14
1,818.14
Feb '14
1,816.39
Jan '14
1,816.85
Dec '13
1,819.33
Nov '13
1,820.35
Oct '13
1,818.6
Sep '13
1,814.31
Aug '13
1,808.39
Jul '13
1,805.8
Jun '13
1,808.56
May '13
1,811.94
Apr '13
1,812.84
Mar '13
1,813.26
Feb '13
1,814.13
Jan '13
1,814.06
Dec '12
1,814.59
Nov '12
1,815.95
Oct '12
1,814.85
Sep '12
1,810.15
Aug '12
1,803.29
Jul '12
1,799.4
Jun '12
1,801.01
May '12
1,804.75
Apr '12
1,808.5
Mar '12
1,810.07
Feb '12
1,808.35
Jan '12
1,807.4
Dec '11
1,810.04
Nov '11
1,812.39
Oct '11
1,809.6
Sep '11
1,804.05
Aug '11
1,799.05
Jul '11
1,796.23
Jun '11
1,799.15
May '11
1,803.3
Apr '11
1,802.91
Mar '11
1,800.98
Feb '11
1,800.17
Jan '11
1,800.48
Dec '10
1,803.63
Nov '10
1,807.04
Oct '10
1,806.57
Sep '10
1,801.83
Aug '10
1,794.08
Jul '10
1,789.49
Jun '10
1,792.55
May '10
1,797.71
Apr '10
1,799.66
Mar '10
1,799.47
Feb '10
1,798.76
Jan '10
1,797.14
Dec '09
1,796.7
Nov '09
1,797.89
Oct '09
1,798.05
Sep '09
1,794.8
Aug '09
1,788.82
Jul '09
1,784.99
Jun '09
1,786.91
May '09
1,792.33
Apr '09
1,795.57
Mar '09
1,795.98
Feb '09
1,795.58
Jan '09
1,795.08
Dec '08
1,796.6
Nov '08
1,797.31
Oct '08
1,793.69
Sep '08
1,787.65
Aug '08
1,781.04
Jul '08
1,777.67
Jun '08
1,780.47
May '08
1,785.19
Apr '08
1,786.9
Mar '08
1,786.17
Feb '08
1,785.79
Jan '08
1,786.71
Dec '07
1,788.19
Nov '07
1,789.53
Oct '07
1,789.87
Sep '07
1,785.86
Aug '07
1,777.18
Jul '07
1,772.61
Jun '07
1,775.61
May '07
1,779.46
Apr '07
1,781.14
Mar '07
1,780.25
Feb '07
1,778.58
Jan '07
1,779.22
Dec '06
1,779.95
Nov '06
1,779.05
Oct '06
1,778.24
Sep '06
1,774.54
Aug '06
1,767.19
Jul '06
1,764.2
Jun '06
1,769.3
May '06
1,774.96
Apr '06
1,776.14
Mar '06
1,777.38
Feb '06
1,779.46
Jan '06
1,779.56
Dec '05
1,780.28
Nov '05
1,781.22
Oct '05
1,778.5
Sep '05
1,773.08
Aug '05
1,768.02
Jul '05
1,766.27
Jun '05
1,768.54
May '05
1,772.22
Apr '05
1,774.6
Mar '05
1,775.45
Feb '05
1,775.8
Jan '05
1,776.36
Dec '04
1,778.37
Nov '04
1,780.46
Oct '04
1,779.7
Sep '04
1,775.49
Aug '04
1,769.78
Jul '04
1,768.06
Jun '04
1,772.29
May '04
1,777.55
Apr '04
1,780.73
Mar '04
1,780.98
Feb '04
1,779.95
Jan '04
1,780.92
Dec '03
1,783.56
Nov '03
1,785.27
Oct '03
1,784.7
Sep '03
1,780.54
Aug '03
1,774.29
Jul '03
1,770.73
Jun '03
1,771.68
May '03
1,774.43
Apr '03
1,775.82
Mar '03
1,774.85
Feb '03
1,774.81
Jan '03
1,777.55
Dec '02
1,779.65
Nov '02
1,779.49
Oct '02
1,778.27
Sep '02
1,773.65
Aug '02
1,766.84
Jul '02
1,764.24
Jun '02
1,766.9
May '02
1,770.29
Apr '02
1,772.77
Mar '02
1,773.41
Feb '02
1,772.81
Jan '02
1,774.12
Dec '01
1,775.93
Nov '01
1,776.56
Oct '01
1,775.5
Sep '01
1,770.35
Aug '01
1,764.3
Jul '01
1,762.81
Jun '01
1,765.85
May '01
1,770.73
Apr '01
1,773.89
Mar '01
1,773.66
Feb '01
1,772.5
Jan '01
1,772.89
Dec '00
1,775.39
Nov '00
1,777.82
Oct '00
1,777.15
Sep '00
1,772.1
Aug '00
1,765.57
Jul '00
1,763.55
Jun '00
1,768.16
May '00
1,774.6
Apr '00
1,777.33
Mar '00
1,776.74
Feb '00
1,775.74
Jan '00
1,775.7
Dec '99
1,777.27
Nov '99
1,778.59
Oct '99
1,776.66
Sep '99
1,771.04
Aug '99
1,764.66
Jul '99
1,763
Jun '99
1,767.37
May '99
1,772.69
Apr '99
1,775.02
Mar '99
1,774.61
Feb '99
1,773.91
Jan '99
1,773.82
Dec '98
1,774.04
Nov '98
1,775.47
Oct '98
1,776.24
Sep '98
1,770.65
Aug '98
1,760.18
Jul '98
1,756.18
Jun '98
1,760.33
May '98
1,764.22
Apr '98
1,764.72
Mar '98
1,762.94
Feb '98
1,761.42
Jan '98
1,761.46
Dec '97
1,761.9
Nov '97
1,761.69
Oct '97
1,760.25
Sep '97
1,755
Aug '97
1,747.87
Jul '97
1,746.15
Jun '97
1,750.12
May '97
1,753.83
Apr '97
1,755.54
Mar '97
1,755.66
Feb '97
1,753.85
Jan '97
1,753.39
Dec '96
1,756.91
Nov '96
1,760.03
Oct '96
1,758.87
Sep '96
1,752.58
Aug '96
1,744.24
Jul '96
1,742.06
Jun '96
1,746.03
May '96
1,748.27
Apr '96
1,749.6
Mar '96
1,752.21
Feb '96
1,752.72
Jan '96
1,752.24
Dec '95
1,753.85
Nov '95
1,755.5
Oct '95
1,754.36
Sep '95
1,749.77
Aug '95
1,743.57
Jul '95
1,740.19
Jun '95
1,742.83
May '95
1,747.63
Apr '95
1,749.44
Mar '95
1,748.99
Feb '95
1,749.49
Jan '95
1,751.13
Dec '94
1,751.59
Nov '94
1,751.25
Oct '94
1,749.84
Sep '94
1,742.93
Aug '94
1,734.09
Jul '94
1,732.45
Jun '94
1,736.9
May '94
1,740.63
Apr '94
1,741.95
Mar '94
1,741.94
Feb '94
1,740.87
Jan '94
1,741.44
Dec '93
1,744.27
Nov '93
1,745.17
Oct '93
1,743.36
Sep '93
1,738.46
Aug '93
1,731.2
Jul '93
1,728.08
Jun '93
1,730.84
May '93
1,734.96
Apr '93
1,736.7
Mar '93
1,735.51
Feb '93
1,734.38
Jan '93
1,735.77
Dec '92
1,738.55
Nov '92
1,739.22
Oct '92
1,737.67
Sep '92
1,734.58
Aug '92
1,730.3
Jul '92
1,728.82
Jun '92
1,731.55
May '92
1,734.92
Apr '92
1,736.65
Mar '92
1,736.94
Feb '92
1,737.39
Jan '92
1,738.97
Dec '91
1,739.61
Nov '91
1,737.47
Oct '91
1,732.79
Sep '91
1,726.18
Aug '91
1,719.22
Jul '91
1,716.07
Jun '91
1,718.98
May '91
1,722.18
Apr '91
1,722.52
Mar '91
1,722.09
Feb '91
1,721.17
Jan '91
1,721.54
Dec '90
1,723.31
Nov '90
1,723.51
Oct '90
1,722.08
Sep '90
1,717.56
Aug '90
1,710.09
Jul '90
1,706.42
Jun '90
1,708.32
May '90
1,710.55
Apr '90
1,712.53
Mar '90
1,714.39
Feb '90
1,713.49
Jan '90
1,712.12
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ESRL. (August 5, 2024). Globally-averaged, monthly mean atmospheric methane (CH4) abundance from 1990 to 2024 (in parts per billion) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 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. August 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 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: August 24, 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 Aug 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 August 24, 2024)
Globally-averaged, monthly mean atmospheric methane (CH4) abundance from 1990 to 2024 (in parts per billion) [Graph], ESRL, August 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314344/atmospheric-concentration-of-ch4-historic-monthly/