The invention discloses a nitrogen-modified catalyst applied to preparation of vinyl chloride and a preparation method of the nitrogen-modified catalyst. According to the nitrogen-modified catalyst, active carbon is used as a carrier, wherein the nitrogen-modified catalyst comprises a metal salt loaded compound and a nitrogen-containing compound; according to the total mass of the catalyst, the mass percentage of the metal salt compound is 0.01-10%, and the mass percentage of the nitrogen-containing compound is 0.01-10%. The metal salt compound is strontium salt or barium salt or mixture of the strontium salt and the barium salt; the nitrogen-containing compound is selected from at least one of guanidine hydrochloride, acetamidine hydrochloride, acrylamide, urea, methanesulfonamide and cyanoacetamide. The nitrogen-modified catalyst is applied to reaction of preparing vinyl chloride by catalytic cracking of 1,2-dichloroethane; not only is the cracking temperature reduced, and also the nitrogen-modified catalyst is high in conversion rate of 1,2-dichloroethane and selectivity of vinyl chloride, and is efficient, and has energy-saving and environment-friendly effects.