The invention relates to the technical field of photocatalysis, particularly to a silver phosphate/zinc oxide composite photocatalytic material and a preparation method therefor. The preparation method comprises the following steps: ultrasonic dispersion of zinc oxide in deionized water is performed so as to obtain a zinc oxide dispersion liquid; silver nitrate is dissolved into deionized water, the deionized water is dripped into the zinc oxide dispersion liquid under a magnetic force stirring condition so as to obtain a mixed solution, after a period of time of stirring, a well prepared phosphate solution is slowly added into the mixed solution of zinc oxide and silver nitrate for stirring continuously for a period of time, after dripping, a mixed solution is obtained and stirred continuously, after product suction filtration, absolute ethyl alcohol and deionized water are used for washing repeatedly, then vacuum drying is performed, and the silver phosphate/zinc oxide composite photocatalytic material is obtained. The silver phosphate/zinc oxide composite photocatalytic material provided by the invention has the advantages that raw material sources are wide, the preparing process is simple and feasible and the cost is low. The prepared silver phosphate/zinc oxide composite photocatalytic material has a better photocatalytic degradation effect on an organic dye material, rhodamine B, under the irradiation of ultraviolet light, and the composite photocatalytic material has wide application prospects in the fields of environmental pollution improvement and purification, and environment-friendly materials.