The invention discloses a manufacturing method of active humic acid controlled-release fertilizer, comprising the following steps: taking weathered coal or lignite as raw materials; adopting the production equipment of compound fertilizer; taking sodium hydroxide and urea as an activator; in an activating reaction jar, activating and converting humic acid in the weathered coal or lignite by fusedurea liquid and sodium hydroxide to form the urea liquid containing the active humic acid; producing by combing with the compound fertilizer; injecting the urea liquid containing the active humic acid onto the compound fertilizer material in a granulation barrel to round and granulate; and drying, and screening to obtain the black, light and round humic acid controlled-release fertilizer product of different content proportions. In the manufacture scheme, the humic acid urea activating liquid has the following raw materials at the ratio of urea to humic acid to potassium chloride to water tosodium hydroxide of 100:100:(15-200):(5-15):(7-12), and other solid granulation raw materials (comprising urea, monoammonium phosphate, potassium chloride, ammonium sulphate, bentonite and the like) are designed according to nutrient content proportions of different fertilizers. In the manufacture method, humic acid activation and compound fertilizer production are organically combined and are carried out simultaneously, and thus the manufacture method has the characteristics of simple operation process, low cost, large production capability, black, light and round product particle, efficient controlled release of the nutrient, high utilization ratio, wide market prospect and the like, can greatly improve the yield and the quality of crop and improves fertilization soil.