The invention discloses a rice-husk-based porous silicon carbide ceramic material and a preparing method thereof. The rice-husk-based porous silicon carbide ceramic material is mainly prepared from rice husks and a mixture, and mass of the mixture is 30%-70% of that of the rice husks; the mixture is prepared from, by mass, 1%-30% silicon powder, 5%-40% carbon source, 1%-15% catalyst and 30%-70% binding agent. Agricultural residue rice husk serves as the main raw material of the rice-husk-based porous silicon carbide ceramic material, and is mixed with silicon powder, carbon source, catalyst and binder to prepare a semi-finished product after formation, drying and calcination; the source of the raw material which are used has wide source and low cost, the prepared product has the advantages of high porosity, big mechanical strength, good filtering effect, excellent thermal shock resistance, micro and fine hole diameter of pore, adjustable micro-morphology and the like, has wide development space and application prospect, and is suitable for industrial popularization and application.