[Objective] To explore the spatial variation of urban land use efficiency in the process of new-type urbanization, and to provide theoretical basis for economic growth and urbanization quality promotion.[Methods] Urban land in the process of new-type urbanization was taken as research subject, and the process was divided into two stages. Improved two-stage DEA model and Tobit model were used to analyze the spatial variation of urban land use efficiency and the related reasons.[Results] There is spatial variation for urban land use, which is the outcome of obvious land spatial correlation. Urban land use efficiency is relatively at a low level, although it is continually getting improved.[Conclusion] The reasons mainly include the followings:(1) economic development is the main cause for spatial variation of urban land use efficiency; (2) secondly, social attributes of land and protection of natural resources are neglected; (3) thirdly, at present, the contribution of human capital to the enhancement of land use efficiency is greater than the one of technical factors.