The invention discloses a data aggregation method based on a minimum spanning tree. The data aggregation method mainly includes the steps of wireless sensor arrangement, cluster head selection, clustering, simple graph model formation through nodes in clusters, calculation of weight in the clusters, minimum spanning tree building through the nodes in the clusters, aggregation of data in the clusters, cluster head weight calculation, simple graph model formation through nodes in cluster heads, minimum spanning tree building through the nodes in the cluster heads, cluster head data aggregation, node energy consumption balancing and cluster maintaining. According to the data aggregation method, by means of reasonable arrangement of the sensor nodes and clustering of the nodes, energy consumption of the sensor nodes is distributed evenly, the life cycle of a whole wireless sensor network is prolonged, and energy of all the nodes can be used efficiently.