The invention relates to spherical terbium doped tungstate green phosphor powder and a preparation method thereof; the phosphor powder is spherical crystal; the particle size distribution is 1 to 5 mum, and the center particle diameter D50 is 3 to 4 mu m; and the chemical molecular formula is R1-2x(Tb, Na)2xWO4, wherein, R is one of Ca, Sr and Ba, and x equals to 0.01 to 0.2. The Tb3+ doped alkaline earth tungstate green phosphor power obtained by adopting the invention is nanometer crystal; the particles have regular shape, even size distribution, good phosphor powder optical property and stable physical and chemical properties; under the excitation of the ultraviolet ray, X-ray and energetic particles, the Tb3+ doped alkaline earth tungstate green phosphor power can achieve visible light emission when the wavelength is 545nm, and realize high energy conversion; besides, the emission wavelength is conducive to lighting and color and positioned on the sensitive response wave band of CCD simultaneously; and the spherical terbium doped tungstate green phosphor powder and the preparation method thereof have wide application prospects in the fields such as lighting, plasma flat-panel display, etc.