The loose use system of rural residential land const rains the modernization of the rural economy and agricultural development,it is necessary to actively and continuously promote the intensive use of rural residential land and adjust extensive land use and sust ainable use of land resources factors.Each countys percapita land fo r Baoji City rural residential was analyzed by cluster analysis and by comparing the percapita rural residential land in Baoji City with upper value of percapita construction land at each grade in Town Planning Standard.The results show ed that Baoji City rural residential land percapita in 2007 was reduced by 7.37m²than in 1999,rural residentiall and percapita was 39.67m²higher than the upper limit of set national construction land.Based on the assessment of intensive use of rural resident ial land in Baoji City,the potential of intensive use of rural residential land could be as high as 11 168.07 hm²