The globally-averaged concentration of methane (CH4) in the atmosphere reached a new record high of 1,922 parts per million (ppm) in 2023. Global atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide also rose to a record high that year, at approximately 421 ppm.
Globally-averaged mean atmospheric methane (CH4) abundance from 1990 to 2023
(in parts per billion)
Characteristic
Concentration in parts per billion
2023
1,922.56
2022
1,911.81
2021
1,895.28
2020
1,878.93
2019
1,866.58
2018
1,857.33
2017
1,849.67
2016
1,843.12
2015
1,834.27
2014
1,822.57
2013
1,813.41
2012
1,808.03
2011
1,803.14
2010
1,798.93
2009
1,793.53
2008
1,787.01
2007
1,781.37
2006
1,774.95
2005
1,774.15
2004
1,777.04
2003
1,777.33
2002
1,772.66
2001
1,771.2
2000
1,773.33
1999
1,772.35
1998
1,765.55
1997
1,754.53
1996
1,751.29
1995
1,748.82
1994
1,742.07
1993
1,736.49
1992
1,735.47
1991
1,724.84
1990
1,714.42
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ESRL. (April 5, 2024). Globally-averaged mean atmospheric methane (CH4) abundance from 1990 to 2023 (in parts per billion) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314362/annual-atmospheric-concentration-of-ch4-historic/
ESRL. "Globally-averaged mean atmospheric methane (CH4) abundance from 1990 to 2023 (in parts per billion)." Chart. April 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314362/annual-atmospheric-concentration-of-ch4-historic/
ESRL. (2024). Globally-averaged mean atmospheric methane (CH4) abundance from 1990 to 2023 (in parts per billion). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314362/annual-atmospheric-concentration-of-ch4-historic/
ESRL. "Globally-averaged Mean Atmospheric Methane (Ch4) Abundance from 1990 to 2023 (in Parts per Billion)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314362/annual-atmospheric-concentration-of-ch4-historic/
ESRL, Globally-averaged mean atmospheric methane (CH4) abundance from 1990 to 2023 (in parts per billion) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314362/annual-atmospheric-concentration-of-ch4-historic/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Globally-averaged mean atmospheric methane (CH4) abundance from 1990 to 2023 (in parts per billion) [Graph], ESRL, April 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314362/annual-atmospheric-concentration-of-ch4-historic/
