Since the industrial revolution began, the atmospheric abundance of key greenhouse gases have increased substantially. As of 2021, the globally averaged atmospheric abundance of carbon dioxide (CO₂) had increased by 149 percent, relative to 1750. Meanwhile, the abundance of methane (CH₄) has shot up by more than 260 percent.
Increase in global greenhouse gas abundance in 2021 relative to 1750, by gas
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World Meteorological Organization. (November 26, 2022). Increase in global greenhouse gas abundance in 2021 relative to 1750, by gas [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/276596/increase-in-global-greenhouse-gas-abundance/
World Meteorological Organization. "Increase in global greenhouse gas abundance in 2021 relative to 1750, by gas." Chart. November 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276596/increase-in-global-greenhouse-gas-abundance/
World Meteorological Organization. (2022). Increase in global greenhouse gas abundance in 2021 relative to 1750, by gas. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276596/increase-in-global-greenhouse-gas-abundance/
World Meteorological Organization. "Increase in Global Greenhouse Gas Abundance in 2021 Relative to 1750, by Gas." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276596/increase-in-global-greenhouse-gas-abundance/
World Meteorological Organization, Increase in global greenhouse gas abundance in 2021 relative to 1750, by gas Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276596/increase-in-global-greenhouse-gas-abundance/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Increase in global greenhouse gas abundance in 2021 relative to 1750, by gas [Graph], World Meteorological Organization, November 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/276596/increase-in-global-greenhouse-gas-abundance/