[Objective] The coordination level and spatiotemporal heterogeneity between multifunctional agricultural land use and rural development in China were analyzed in order to promote rural revitalization.[Methods] The multi-functional agricultural land use and rural development index system were reconstructed. The TOPISIS model was used to measure the multi-functional agricultural land use and rural development index in China from 2009 to 2018. Coupling coordination degree model and spatial autocorrelation model were introduced to analyze the coordination level

spatiotemporal evolution characteristics

and agglomeration degree of the two indexes.[Results] ① The multifunctional index of agricultural land use and the level of rural development in China continued to rise over time

and their spatial distribution showed that the distribution characteristics followed the order of "east>middle>northeast>west"

and implied a trend of balanced development. ② The coordination level of multi-functional use of agricultural land and rural development in China had improved slightly over time

and all provinces had been optimized from the near-imbalance type to the primary coordination type. Additionally

the distribution characteristics of coupling coordination types were "high in the east and low in the west with Hubei Province as the high value in the central part". The geographical characteristics of primary coordination types in the west changed from a scattered layout to a centralized arrangement

and the optimization trend was significant. ③ Moral's I of coupling coordination among provinces in China had always been positive with a high degree of spatial agglomeration. Jiangxi

Anhui

and He'nan Province in Central China had become the regional polarization center

while the western and northeastern regions were mostly low-low (L-L) type.[Conclusion] The level of coupling and coordination of multi-functional agricultural land use and rural development in China has obvious regional differences. As implementation of rural revitalization accelerates

there has been a trend towards gradual equilibrium. Promoting the comprehensive improvement of rural land

carrying out ecological management and restoration

and optimizing industrial layout are the important means for promoting multi-functional use of agricultural land and high-quality coordinated development of rural areas

as well as shortening of the regional gap.