[Objective] Habitat quality is an important index to reflect the function and level of regional ecosystem services. To clarify the spatial and temporal evolution characteristics of land use pattern and habitat quality in Zhengzhou City and predict the future development trends, in order to provide theoretical references for regional ecological conservation practice and sustainable development. [Methods] Based on the PLUS model and InVEST model, combined with the spatial analysis of ArcGIS and the geo-spectrum information method, we analyzed the land use changes in Zhengzhou City from 2000 to 2020, and simulated the spatial distribution pattern under the baseline scenario and the ecological protection scenario in 2030. Then explored the spatial and temporal evolution laws of habitat quality and the migration status of the pixel scale. [Results] ①From 2000 to 2020, cultivated land and construction land were the main landscape types in Zhengzhou City. Over the past 20 years, the area of construction land increased sharply by 15.76% and mainly derived from cultivated land. ②The PLUS model is applicable in Zhengzhou City. Compared with the baseline scenario, the expansion of construction land was limited and the total amount of ecological land rised under the ecological protection scenario, which could provide a reference for promoting ecological construction in the study area. ③The habitat quality degraded continuously with significant spatial distribution differences from 2000 to 2020. High habitat quality areas consistently located in Gongyi and Dengfeng cities, low and medium-low map units transferred to each other most frequently. ④In 2030, the pattern of "high in the west and low in the east" continues. Under the ecological protection scenario, habitat quality is characterized by the "decrease in low values and increase in high values", and the transfer rate to the high and medium-high grades rises to 14.44%, showing a stable and positive development trend compared with the baseline scenario. [Conclusion] The spatial and temporal distribution of habitat quality in Zhengzhou City is closely related to land use changes. The study area should focus on the rational layout of national spatial structure, enhance the efficiency of land use, and improve the quality and stability of ecosystem in the future.