The invention discloses a carbon-coated nano lithium titanate composite material and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps: 1, preparing nano lithium titanate, namely, respectively preparing micro emulsions of a lithium source and a titanium source, mixing the two types of micro emulsion, standing, centrifuging, alternatively washing with an organic solvent and water, drying, and performing high-temperature calcinations; 2, performing carbon coating on nano lithium titanate, namely, preparing a solution from an organic carbon source, adding lithium titanate granules prepared in the step 1 into the solution, performing ultrasonic dispersion, performing hydrothermal reaction, cooling after the reaction, alternatively washing with the organic solvent and water, filtering, and drying, thereby obtaining the carbon-coated nano lithium titanate composite material. Refining of lithium titanate can be achieved through a micro emulsion method, the solution can be prepared from the carbon source, and carbon coating of the nano lithium titanate can be achieved through hydrothermal reaction, so that a conductive carbon network which is uniform and dense in combination can be formed on the surface of lithium titanate, the conductivity and the large-power charge/discharge property of an electrode material are remarkably improved, and the carbon-coated nano lithium titanate composite material can be used for preparing lithium ion electric containers and lithium ion batteries.