The spatial and temporal pattern of carbon emissions from urban land use is essential for the realization of the regional carbon neutrality. Therefore, based on the land use data and energy consumption data of Yueyang city from 2013 to 2019, an analysis has been made of the spatio-temporal pattern characteristics of carbon emissions from land use by using the gravity center transfer model, with ArcGIS spatial analysis combined together. The results show that the land use in Yueyang city is mainly characterized with woodland and cultivated land, with the construction land area in increase; net carbon emissions from land use has increased by 4.05% from 2013 to 2019, among whichthe carbon emissions from construction land were the most important carbon source in Yueyang city, while the forest land contributes the most to carbon sink. Meanwhile, the total carbon emission intensity of land use shows a trend of an initial decreasing and a subsequent increasing feature. The land use types in Yueyang City is characterized with a single-to-multiple transfer feature. The total carbon emission and carbon emission intensity of land use are concentrated in Yueyang County, which are transferred to the southeast as a whole, with transfer distances of 2.96 km and 16.15 km respectively; the carbon effect brought about by the main land use change in Yueyang City from 2013 to 2019 is that the carbon emission increment is higher than the carbon absorption increment of 5 168 294.63 tons, with the occupation of cultivated land and forest land by construction land being the main reason for the significant increase of total carbon emission. In addition, forest land brings significant ecological benefits, thus playing an important role in keeping the carbon cycle in good balance.