The variation of time sequence for cultivated land resources in Fuyang City are analyzed based on the statistical data of socioeconomic development and cultivated land conversion in 1995—2008.Meanwhile,the driving factors of cultivated land conversion are studied by applying general grey correlation analysis method.Results show that agricultural development is the basis and premise of cultivated land conversion.Population growth or urbanization level rises are closely correlated with the relative speed of cultivated land conversion.The effects of economic gross growth and industrial structure adjustment on cultivated land conversion are contributed by the driving force resulted from the intrinsic aims of itself economic development.The main factors such as government benefits promotion,investment craze,real estate craze,and export oriented economic trend play a minor role in cultivated land conversion in Fuyang City,though they accelerate cultivated land conversion in many large cities.