The report highlights serious issues regarding land rights. The study shows that only 35 percent of land parcels in the world have formal documentation confirming ownership, possession, or usage rights.
States are the legal owners of more than 64 percent of land, including plots with traditional usage rights that lack documented ownership.
Private property accounts for just over a quarter of all land area, held by individuals, legal entities, and companies.
Of this number, about 2.4 billion hectares, or 18 percent of land, are owned by private individuals and corporations. In agriculture, the top 10 percent of landowners cultivate nearly 90 percent of all arable land, covering approximately 37 percent of the world's land," the report notes.
At the same time, the ownership status of 10 percent of land remains uncertain.
Furthermore, the findings indicate that in most countries, women are significantly less likely than men to own land or have secured rights to it, both for residential and agricultural purposes.
