Land　Use/Cover　Change　(LUCC)　impacts　local　energy　and　water　balance　and　promotes　a　net　carbon　emission　to　the　atmosphere　globally.　Based　on　the　latest　released　annual　ESA　Climate　Change　Initiative　(CCI)　global　land　cover　dataset,　which　provides　long　time　sequenced　land　cover　changes　at　300　m　resolution　from　1992　to　2015,　the　spatio-temporal　characteristics　and　driving　forces　of　major　land　cover　change　along　the　Belt　and　Road　Initiative　were　analyzed.　Results　indicated　that　cropland,　grassland,　and　built-up　land　increased　by　190.00×103　km2,　57.97×103　km2,　and　260.39×103　km2,　respectively,　whereas　forest,　shrub,　wetland,　and　water　decreased　by　61.14×103　km2,　34.22×103　km2,　74.28×103　km2,　and　44.41×103　km2,　respectively.　In　addition,　the　spatial　patterns　of　land　cover　changes　during　2000—2015　in　the　Belt　and　Road　Initiative　was　consistent　with　that　of　the　period　1992—2000.　However,　some　new　characteristics　of　land　cover　changes　emerged　in　different　regions　of　the　Belt　and　Road　Initiative　in　2000—2015.　The　rates　of　built-up　land　expansion　and　forest　loss　increased　in　Southeast　Asia,　whereas　the　rates　of　cropland　growth　and　shrub　loss　decreased　significantly.　The　built-up　land　continued　to　expand　at　a　high　speed,　and　the　area　of　grassland　increased　in　East　Asia,　whereas　the　area　of　cropland　continued　to　decrease,　and　the　rate　of　forest　loss　has　dropped　significantly.　The　expansion　rate　of　built-up　land　decreased　in　Central　and　Eastern　Europe,　whereas　the　rate　of　cropland　shrinkage　accelerated.　In　Russia,　built-up　land　expansion　slowed　down　continually,　and　forest　area　increased　slightly.　In　addition,　the　growth　rates　of　grassland　and　shrub　decreased　in　Russia.　The　analysis　further　shows　that　population　growth,　climate　change,　socio-economic　development,　and　government-related　policies　are　the　main　drivers　of　land　cover　change　in　countries　along　the　Belt　and　Road　Initiative.　©　2022　National　Remote　Sensing　Bulletin.　All　rights　reserved.