The invention discloses a solid base catalyst and application thereof in biodiesel synthesis. The catalyst is prepared by allowing organic metal salt and alkali or alkali carbonate to a solid phase reaction and calcining at a high temperature. The biodiesel is synthesized by ester exchange, by adding grease, low carbon alcohol and the solid base catalyst into a three-necked container to heat for refluxing under stirring, filtering to obtain catalyst, demixing the filtrate to obtain lower layer glycerol and upper layer mixture, adding NaHCO3 solution to the upper layer mixture, washing until a neutral condition, drying with anhydrous MgSO4, and vacuum distilling. The catalyst for biodiesel synthesis has the advantages of high yield, cheap price, small consumption amount, mild reaction condition, short reaction time, repeated use of the catalyst, no environmental pollution and low requirement for raw material.