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Mexico

Mexico is characterized by decentralized land governance. Most of the population lives in urban areas, although highly concentrated in a few cities, and about 21% live in rural areas. The ejidos and agrarian communities-both forms of communal land ownership-that emerged from the Mexican Revolution continue to significantly shape land governance in Mexico today.
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Land Area
194,395,000 ha
GDP/Capita
19,086.1 USD
Total population
126,705,000
Urban population
80.2 %
Land-related indicators browse all
Agricultural land
55 %
Perceived tenure security
78.6 %
Primary forests
33,056,000 ha

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Ejidos are a very particular form of land ownership in Mexico, updated after the Mexican Revolution. The ejido is defined as a population nucleus made up of the set of lands, forests, and waters of an area, as well as the group of individuals holding agrarian rights.