Abstract: The Three Gorges Reservoir Area is a special geographic region that is distinguished by ecological sensitivity and immigration. In order to achieve regional cultivated land ecological preservation and food security, this study examined the spatiotemporal pattern and the associated driving factors of green and low-carbon utilization of cultivated land in the reservoir area. The geographical detector model, global spatial autocorrelation, and the DEA-EBM model were used to investigate the spatiotemporal pattern of cultivated land low-carbon and green utilization between 2005 and 2022 and to identify the factors that may influence these patterns. The findings showed that: 1) There was a non-equilibrium feature indicated by the measurement values of green and low-carbon utilization of cultivated land, which displayed an overall fluctuating rising trend with a spatial pattern characterized by high-level clustered areas and low-level scattered locations. 2) The green and low-carbon utilization of cultivated land exhibited geographic autocorrelation, displaying a "negative aggregation - positive aggregation" tendency. Between 2005 and 2010, there was a negative spatial link between the amount of cultivated land used for green and low-carbon purposes and notable regional variations. It demonstrated a positive geographic correlation with new aggregation phenomena in 2015 and 2022, and the spatial aggregation of the amount of farmed land used for low-carbon and green purposes had been steadily increasing. 3) The degree of agricultural mechanization and per capita GDP in rural areas were identified as the two main factors that jointly influenced the spatiotemporal pattern of green and low-carbon utilization of cultivated land. Other factors included socioeconomic conditions, cultivated land endowment, agricultural modernization, the natural environment, and agricultural production conditions. In order to improve the green and low-carbon development of cultivated land utilization in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, it is advised to encourage moderate-scale operation and increase the level of agricultural mechanization.The agricultural production conditions should be improved and the capabilities of agricultural technology services should be enhanced. It is encouraged to develop the digital platforms to facilitate the reduction of carbon emissions in cultivated land utilization.