Global property rights and land use efficiency

Junrong Ma, Li Tian (), Yudi Zhang, Xin Yang, Yongfu Li, Ziang Liu, Lin Zhou, Zixuan Wang and Wei Ouyang ()
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Junrong Ma: Tsinghua University
Li Tian: Tsinghua University
Yudi Zhang: Tsinghua University
Xin Yang: Tsinghua University
Yongfu Li: Shanghai University
Ziang Liu: Tsinghua University
Lin Zhou: Renmin University of China
Zixuan Wang: Shanghai University
Wei Ouyang: Renmin University of China

Nature Communications, 2024, vol. 15, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: Abstract The study investigates the global impact of land property rights on land use efficiency (LUE), as measured by the key indicator for United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11.3.1, namely Land Consumption Rate to Population Growth Rate. By utilizing human-land change data from 165 countries spanning the period between 1990 and 2020, we have developed a fixed effects model and employed legal origins as an instrumental variable to examine the influence of land property rights security on LUE. Our findings demonstrate that the security of land property rights significantly influences LUE, with common law countries exhibiting higher levels of LUE compared to civil law countries while controlling for other variables. Stability in property rights encourages long-term investments in infrastructure and sustainable land management practices, thereby enhancing land productivity and mitigating urban sprawl. Furthermore, safeguarding property rights limits governments’ power to expropriate lands, facilitating rational and efficient land transactions that contribute towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52859-5

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