The　green　economic　development　ability　(GEDA)　is　crucial　to　long-term　sustainable　development.　Based　on　the　relevant　data　from　2008　to　2018,　this　paper　sets　up　an　evaluation　index　system　of　the　GEDA,　and　uses　the　entropy　method　to　evaluate　and　analyze　the　GEDAs　of　central　China＇s　Hubei　Province　in　the　sample　period.　The　results　show　that　the　GEDA　of　Hubei　Province　improved　significantly　in　the　11　years　from　2008　to　2018;　the　resource　and　environment　carrying　capacity　(RECC)　contributed　the　greatest　to　the　GEDA　improvement,　followed　by　economic　greenness　and　policy　support.　However,　the　RECC　index　had　clear　oscillations　in　the　sample　period.　As　a　result,　Hubei　Province　should　further　strengthen　the　protection　of　resources　and　ecology,　and　raise　concerns　about　the　environment　and　climate　change.　©　2020　WITPress.　All　rights　reserved.