The invention discloses a method for solid state fermentation of ethanol through steam explosion of cassava and comprehensive utilization of the cassava. In the method, the steam explosion technology is applied to the pretreatment of the cassava. On one hand, under the action of high-temperature water vapor of the steam explosion pretreatment, cyanogenetic glycoside in the cassava raw material is converted into volatile hydrocyanic acid for volatilization, the toxic action of the cyanide in the cassava product is removed, and the utilization ratio of the follow-up resource is improved; on the other hand, the cassava after the steam explosion pretreatment can be directly fermented to produce the ethanol, and the energy consumption for crushing the cassava and stewing and liquefying the starch is greatly reduced. The cassava is subjected to solid fermentation, so that the water content in the fermenting mash is greatly reduced. Therefore, the ethanol concentration in the fermenting mash is increased, the distillation energy consumption is reduced, subsequent wastewater treatment is reduced, the problems that the alcohol dregs obtained by the traditional fermentation process have large water content, low nutritive value and difficult utilization are solved, the production cost is reduced, and the method is favorable for the comprehensive utilization of the cassava.