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The best forests overall.

The 200 places with the highest Forestyas Score: trees, wildness, life and protection together.

1Skuleskogen National ParkSweden · forest94out of 1002Rainforests of the AtsinananaMadagascar · forest92out of 1003YanbaruJapan · forest92out of 1004Laurisilva of MadeiraPortugal · forest92out of 1005El Yunque National ForestUnited States · national forest92out of 1006Kaeng Krachan Forest ComplexThailand · forest90out of 1007AokigaharaJapan · forest90out of 1008Mariposa GroveUnited States · forest90out of 1009Hoh RainforestUnited States · forest90out of 10010Nachi Primeval ForestJapan · forest90out of 10011Lancetilla Botanical GardenHonduras · arboretum89out of 10012Pisgah National ForestUnited States · national forest89out of 10013New ForestUnited Kingdom · forest89out of 10014RisouxSwitzerland · forest89out of 10015Kaibab National ForestUnited States · national forest89out of 10016Amani Nature ReserveTanzania · forest88out of 10017Daintree RainforestAustralia · forest88out of 10018Białowieża ForestBelarus · forest88out of 10019Darß ForestGermany · forest88out of 10020Xitou Nature Education AreaTaiwan · forest88out of 10021Wawona TreeUnited States · notable tree88out of 10022Grizzly GiantUnited States · notable tree88out of 10023Nyungwe ForestRwanda · forest87out of 10024Royal Botanical GardenBhutan · arboretum87out of 10025Budongo ForestUganda · forest87out of 10026Belize Botanic GardensBelize · arboretum87out of 10027Gola National ForestLiberia · national forest87out of 10028Queen Elizabeth Forest ParkUnited Kingdom · forest87out of 10029Irati ForestSpain · forest87out of 10030Tombigbee National ForestUnited States · national forest87out of 10031Las Cruces biological station and Wilson botanical gardenCosta Rica · arboretum87out of 10032Huisun Forest Recreation AreaTaiwan · forest87out of 10033Green Mountain National ForestUnited States · national forest87out of 10034Kuzii protected areaUkraine · forest86out of 10035Olympic National ForestUnited States · national forest86out of 10036Wuling National Forest Recreation AreaTaiwan · forest86out of 10037Tahoe National ForestUnited States · national forest86out of 10038ØstmarkaNorway · forest86out of 10039Uwharrie National ForestUnited States · national forest86out of 10040TivedenSweden · forest86out of 10041HaurainGermany · forest86out of 10042Atewa RangeGhana · forest86out of 10043Wenatchee National ForestUnited States · national forest86out of 10044Shasta–Trinity National ForestUnited States · national forest86out of 10045Chequamegon–Nicolet National ForestUnited States · national forest86out of 10046Tuskegee National ForestUnited States · national forest86out of 10047Belanglo State ForestAustralia · forest86out of 10048Bwindi Impenetrable ForestUganda · forest86out of 10049Forest of DeanUnited Kingdom · forest86out of 10050Colville National ForestUnited States · national forest86out of 10051Tijuca ForestBrazil · forest85out of 10052Allegheny National ForestUnited States · national forest85out of 10053HertogenwaldBelgium · forest85out of 10054San Isabel National ForestUnited States · national forest85out of 10055VestmarkaNorway · forest85out of 10056Waipoua ForestNew Zealand · forest85out of 10057Willamette National ForestUnited States · national forest85out of 10058Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National ForestUnited States · national forest85out of 10059Las Nieves Natural ParkSpain · forest85out of 10060Apalachicola National ForestUnited States · national forest85out of 10061Chattahoochee–Oconee National ForestUnited States · national forest85out of 10062Shuangliu Forest Recreation AreaTaiwan · forest85out of 10063White Mountain National ForestUnited States · national forest85out of 10064Lewis and Clark National ForestUnited States · national forest85out of 10065Jardim Botânico do Bom SucessoSao Tome and Principe · arboretum85out of 10066Royal Botanic Gardens, PeradeniyaSri Lanka · arboretum85out of 10067Deschutes National ForestUnited States · national forest85out of 10068Nimba National ForestLiberia · forest85out of 10069Three Parallel Rivers National ParkChina · forest84out of 10070Aowanda National Forest Recreation AreaTaiwan · forest84out of 10071Forêt de MissahoéTogo · forest84out of 10072Basianshan National Forest Recreation AreaTaiwan · forest84out of 10073Nantahala National ForestUnited States · national forest84out of 10074Stanislaus National ForestUnited States · national forest84out of 10075Lincoln National ForestUnited States · national forest84out of 10076Shawnee National ForestUnited States · national forest84out of 10077Wayne National ForestUnited States · national forest84out of 10078Vanuatu rain forestsVanuatu · forest84out of 10079Eldorado National ForestUnited States · national forest84out of 10080Grizedale ForestUnited Kingdom · forest84out of 10081Kenting National Forest Recreation AreaTaiwan · forest84out of 10082Sumter National ForestUnited States · national forest84out of 10083Forest of FontainebleauFrance · forest84out of 10084Hayedo de MontejoSpain · forest84out of 10085Umpqua National ForestUnited States · national forest84out of 10086Monongahela National ForestUnited States · national forest84out of 10087Hoosier National ForestUnited States · national forest84out of 10088KrokskogenNorway · forest84out of 10089Vienna WoodsAustria · forest83out of 10090Pian delle BetulleItaly · forest83out of 10091Dixie National ForestUnited States · national forest83out of 10092Mark Twain National ForestUnited States · national forest83out of 10093Eastern forest-boreal transitionCanada · forest83out of 10094Jhihben National Forest Recreation AreaTaiwan · forest83out of 10095Kakamega ForestKenya · forest83out of 10096Palatinate ForestGermany · forest83out of 10097William B. Bankhead National ForestUnited States · national forest83out of 10098Pine BarrensUnited States · forest83out of 10099Forest of ChauxFrance · forest83out of 100100Forêt de la DoubleFrance · forest83out of 100101Mabira ForestUganda · forest83out of 100102Jardín Botánico de CienfuegosCuba · arboretum83out of 100103Six Rivers National ForestUnited States · national forest83out of 100104Pilliga forestAustralia · forest83out of 100105Rio Preto National ForestBrazil · forest83out of 100106GribskovDenmark · forest83out of 100107De Soto National ForestUnited States · national forest83out of 100108Lassen National ForestUnited States · national forest83out of 100109Pioneer Cabin TreeUnited States · notable tree83out of 100110Qilan National Forest Recreation AreaTaiwan · forest83out of 100111Rostock HeathGermany · forest83out of 100112Forest of ChailluzFrance · forest83out of 100113Forêt MontmorencyCanada · forest82out of 100114LillomarkaNorway · forest82out of 100115Veldensteiner ForstGermany · forest82out of 100116Fuyuan National Forest Recreation AreaTaiwan · forest82out of 100117Jagiełło OakPoland · notable tree82out of 100118Peradayan Forest Recreation ParkBrunei · forest82out of 100119PresidentUnited States · notable tree82out of 100120Ocala National ForestUnited States · national forest82out of 100121Te Matua NgahereNew Zealand · notable tree82out of 100122Burgwallbacher ForstGermany · forest82out of 100123Muskau ParkPoland · protected forest82out of 100124Umatilla National ForestUnited States · national forest82out of 100125Cleveland National ForestUnited States · national forest82out of 100126Buzuluksky Bor National ParkRussia · forest82out of 100127General GrantUnited States · notable tree82out of 100128General ShermanUnited States · notable tree82out of 100129Tane MahutaNew Zealand · notable tree82out of 100130Hürtgen ForestGermany · forest81out of 100131Sierra National ForestUnited States · national forest81out of 100132Kisatchie National ForestUnited States · national forest81out of 100133Forstenrieder ParkGermany · forest81out of 100134Belgrad ForestTurkey · forest81out of 100135Scandinavian coastal conifer forestsNorway · forest81out of 100136Bitterroot National ForestUnited States · national forest81out of 100137Atatürk ArboretumTurkey · arboretum81out of 100138Ouachita National ForestUnited States · national forest81out of 100139Hayedo de Tejera NegraSpain · forest81out of 100140GrünewaldLuxembourg · forest81out of 100141Samursky Nature ParkAzerbaijan · forest81out of 100142Siuslaw National ForestUnited States · national forest81out of 100143Lolo National ForestUnited States · national forest81out of 100144Cherokee National ForestUnited States · national forest81out of 100145St. Lucia Botanical GardensSaint Lucia · arboretum81out of 100146Abernethy ForestUnited Kingdom · forest81out of 100147Klamath National ForestUnited States · national forest81out of 100148Sierra Madre del Sur pine-oak forestsMexico · forest81out of 100149Biogradska GoraMontenegro · forest80out of 100150Mendocino National ForestUnited States · national forest80out of 100151Batu Apoi Forest ReserveBrunei · forest80out of 100152Zitter ForestBelgium · forest80out of 100153Trnovo Forest PlateauSlovenia · forest80out of 100154Gwydir ForestUnited Kingdom · forest80out of 100155Carson National ForestUnited States · national forest80out of 100156Forest of TronçaisFrance · forest80out of 100157Bergpark WilhelmshöheGermany · protected forest80out of 100158Forest of CompiègneFrance · forest80out of 100159FinnskogenNorway · forest80out of 100160Kaniksu National ForestUnited States · national forest80out of 100161Salonga National ParkDR Congo · forest80out of 100162HyperionUnited States · notable tree80out of 100163Chantilly ForestFrance · forest80out of 100164Forêt de MormalFrance · forest80out of 100165Lower Silesian WildernessPoland · forest80out of 100166Puszcza Piska ForestPoland · forest80out of 100167CenturionAustralia · notable tree79out of 100168Knyszyn ForestPoland · forest79out of 100169Fageda d'en JordàSpain · forest79out of 100170Himalayan subtropical pine forestsBhutan · forest79out of 100171Store DyrehaveDenmark · forest79out of 100172Sinharaja Forest ReserveSri Lanka · forest79out of 100173Bath Botanical GardensJamaica · arboretum79out of 100174Sabine National ForestUnited States · national forest79out of 100175Victoria Botanical GardensSeychelles · arboretum79out of 100176Forest of HagenauFrance · forest79out of 100177Spandauer ForstGermany · forest79out of 100178Carballeira de San XustoSpain · forest79out of 100179Augustów Primeval ForestBelarus · forest79out of 100180Okanogan National ForestUnited States · national forest79out of 100181Rūdininkai ForestLithuania · forest79out of 100182Forêt d'OrléansFrance · forest78out of 100183Apache–Sitgreaves National ForestsUnited States · national forest78out of 100184Aachener StadtforstGermany · forest78out of 100185Ashdown ForestUnited Kingdom · forest78out of 100186Rumskulla oakSweden · notable tree78out of 100187Aburi Botanical GardensGhana · arboretum78out of 100188Bienville National ForestUnited States · national forest78out of 100189GalkadawelaSri Lanka · forest78out of 100190Paphos ForestCyprus · forest78out of 100191Iwokrama ForestGuyana · forest78out of 100192Paimpont forestFrance · forest78out of 100193GrunewaldGermany · forest78out of 100194São Francisco de Paula National ForestBrazil · forest78out of 100195Forêt d'ÉcouvesFrance · forest78out of 100196Superior National ForestUnited States · national forest78out of 100197Puszcza BiałaPoland · forest78out of 100198MollestadeikaNorway · notable tree78out of 100199Ravna ValaBosnia and Herzegovina · forest78out of 100200Bali Botanic GardenIndonesia · arboretum77out of 100

Score from 0 to 100: tree cover 40, wildness 20, species 30, protection 10.

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