In 2011 Carbon dioxide is present in the Earth's atmosphere at about 385 parts per million by volume or 582 parts per million by mass. It is usually stated in ppm to reduce decimal and "0" confusion....
0.039% is the amount in the earth's atmosphere.
What is "normal" though is certainly an interesting question. Last March the atmosphere is said to have contained 0.0391% CO2. Currently we are...