The invention discloses a preparation method for light calcium carbonate. In the method, a Ca(OH)2 turbid liquid and CO2 compressed gas respectively pass through two fluid atomizing spray nozzles, wherein the Ca(OH)2 turbid liquid is dispersed into micron-scale droplets by high-pressure CO2, and meanwhile, a carbonization reaction is carried out to generate the light calcium carbonate, which is rapidly dried by hot air flow to directly prepare light calcium carbonate powder. Compared with a conventional carbonization method, in the method, the Ca(OH)2 droplets, being a dispersion phase, and the CO2 gas, being a continuous phase, are contacted in forward direction, so that because the atomized Ca(OH)2 turbid liquid has small droplets, contact area of gas-liquid two-phase mass transfer is effectively increased. Meanwhile, gas-liquid mass transfer rate is increased since the Ca(OH)2 droplets have large speed difference from the CO2 gas, thereby completing the carbonization reaction in a short time. The sprayed droplets are rapidly dried by hot air flow after the carbonization reaction, thereby producing the light calcium carbonate powder.