Reliable models are required to estimate global wetland CH₄ emissions, which are the largest and most uncertain source of atmospheric CH₄. This paper evaluated CH4MOD_wetland and TEM models against CH₄ measurements from different continents and wetland types. Based on best-model performance, we estimated 117–125 Tg yr⁻¹ of global CH₄ emissions from wetlands for the period 2000–2010. Efforts should be made to reduce estimate uncertainties for different wetland types and regions.