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Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide (CO2) levels, 1800–present

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Graph of atmospheric CO2 levels

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To see precise values, hover your mouse cursor over the red graph trace. (However, all values are shown with one more significant digit than is warranted by the precision of the measurements, and the ice core values are less accurate than the Mauna Loa measurements.)

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All of the CO2 figures are annual averages.

We also have a similar graph for methane (CH4), and a combined graph with both CO2 and CH4.

Direct measurements of CO2 at Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii began in March, 1958. This is the annual average data graphed here (for 1959–2020):
ftp://aftp.cmdl.noaa.gov/products/trends/co2/co2_annmean_mlo.txt or https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/webdata/ccgg/trends/co2/co2_annmean_mlo.txt
For monthly data see:
ftp://aftp.cmdl.noaa.gov/products/trends/co2/co2_mm_mlo.txt or https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/webdata/ccgg/trends/co2/co2_mm_mlo.txt.
1850-1958 data is from http://data.giss.nasa.gov/modelforce/ghgases/Fig1A.ext.txt (ice cores).
1800-1850 CO2 data is from http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/icecore/antarctica/law/law_co2.txt (Law Dome ice cores, 75 year smoothed).

 

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