Abstract:This study aimed to explore the factors influencing land use using remote sensing image data and annual statistical data of Dingxi City in 1980,1990,2000,2010 and 2018.ArcGIS spatial analysis method and principal component analysis method were used to study the land use structure and driving forces in recent 38 years.The results showed that during the study period,the land use of Dingxi City was mainly comprised of grassland.There was most significant change in construction land.The comprehensive index of land use was at the middle and low level,and the degree of human use was low.Overall,the cultivated land has been decreasing annually which had the greatest net conversion area,primarily due to its convertion into woodland,grassland and construction land.The level of people's living,agriculture and economic development were the main driving forces affecting land use change in Dingxi City.