Exploring the spatial pattern and dynamic evolution of Agricultural Ecological Product Value Conversion Efficiency (AEP) in China provides a theoretical explanation for green agricultural development and facilitates the exploration of practical pathways for ecological product value conversion. This study employs the value equivalent method and a dynamic correction model to calculate the agricultural ecological value of 30 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) in China from 2012 to 2022. Additionally, the Slack-Based Measure model and Global Malmquist-Luenberger index (SBM-GML) are used to measure AEP, Efficiency Change (EC), and Technological Changes (TC). Furthermore, methods such as the Dagum Gini coefficient, kernel density estimation, and coefficient of variation are applied to identify the spatial pattern and dynamic evolution of AEP. The results indicate that in terms of spatial distribution, China's AEP growth model from 2012 to 2022 is striving to evolve toward a "dual-driven" approach combining technical efficiency and technological progress, although regional disparities persist. In terms of dynamic evolution, the kernel density of China's AEP shows a rightward skew, with regional differences gradually decreasing, indicating a shift from “efficiency divergence” to “synergistic evolution.” Overall, China's AEP development exhibits both absolute and conditional convergence. It is recommended that China's agricultural development should strengthen technological research and achievement transformation, enhance technological innovation and application promotion, promote the deep integration of technology and industry to improve technical efficiency, and increase environmental protection investments to ensure the value conversion of ecological products. |