AsoneofthedevelopingcountriesChinahasanarablelandpercapitafarbelowtheworld'saveragelevel.Withahigh-densitypopulationanthequickdevelopmentofeconomyandurbaniztion,theYangtzeRiverDeltashowsthetypicalcharacteristicsoflanduseindevelopedregionsofChina,whichare:highlandreclamationrateandlowarablelandpercapita;intensivelanduseandhighoutputvalue;andrapidincreasingofconstructionlandareaandfastdiminishingofarableland.TheanalysisindicatesthattheprocessofthearablelandchangesintheYangtzeRiverDeltacouldbepidedintofourdifferentchangestagesoverthepast50years.