[Objective] To evaluate the level and spatial distribution differences of urban land use performance in order to provide scientific basis for the optimization and improvement of land use performance in Fujian Province.[Methods] The urban land use performance evaluation index system was constructed from three dimensions of social, economic and ecological performance. The weights were determined by AHP method and principal component analysis method. Using coordination degree functions, the performance level of land use in Fujian Province was calculated and analyzed.[Results] The performance level of urban land use in 9 cities in Fujian Province showed a pattern of "low in the west and north, but high in the east and south". The differences in land use performance among the cities were significant. Social, economic, and ecological performance subsystems have different spatial distribution characteristics. The social and economic performance subsystems showed strong spatial agglomeration characteristics, while the ecosystem performance subsystem showed a scattered spatial distribution trend. The comprehensive performance of urban land use in 9 cities in Fujian Province could be divided into four types of performance. The high performance area was Xiamen City; the medium performance area included Quanzhou City and Fuzhou City; the lower performance area was Zhangzhou City; and the low performance area included Putian, Sanming, Nanping, Longyan and Ningde cities.[Conclusion] The performance level of land use varies greatly among different cities in Fujian Province. The development of subsystems subordinated to each district-city land use performance evaluation system is unbalanced, and the overall level of coordination is close related to the economic development level. The degree of internal coordination is reflected in the increase of the overall level of peripheral areas driven by high-performance areas.