In order to evaluate the dynamic evolution of cultivated land productivity in Northwest China and
assess the overall level of grain production in the country,productivity data in cultivated land of Northwest China
during 1982—2012 were analyzed using GIS software. The results showed that cultivated land productivity in north-
west area displayed a fluctuating but constantly increasing tendency in a small scale,resulting a three times in-
crease from 2078. 28 kg·hm
-2
in 1982 to 5643. 75 kg·hm
-2
in 2012. However,the average annual growth rate
was not stable and the inter-annual variation remained large,reaching a historically high value of 23% in 1996.
The cultivated land capacity in northwest area became increased significantly (from 0. 455in 1982 to 0. 749 in
2012),which,however,had always been lower than the national average level (relative index of cultivated land
productivity was always less than 1). With time going,grain production centers in the area moved mainly to Xin-
jiang and Shaanxi that have higher grain production capacity. The pressure index of cultivated land in northwest re-
gion showed periodical fluctuations with a slightly decreasing trend,relieving cultivated land pressure to a mild lev-
el. The pressure level of cultivated land had always been at warning level II in a certain range(0. 91 ~1. 10).
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