The invention relates to a method for extracting ketene dimer by rectifying residues and pumped liquid. The method comprises the following steps that firstly, hydrolysis is carried out, wherein primary residues and the pumped liquid are mixed in the proportion of 2:1 and heated to 65-75 DEG C through a membrane type evaporator, ketene dimer is evaporated out, crude ketene dimer obtained through cooling of a primary condenser and a secondary condenser enters a high-order storage tank and is mixed with crude ketene dimer generated in a polymerization section, and then mixed crude ketene dimer enters a rectifying section; secondly, secondary residues formed in the membrane type evaporator and acetic anhydride in the condensers enter a hydrolysis section for hydrolysis, and acetone, dilute acetic acid and solid waste residues are obtained; thirdly, tail gas at the hydrolysis section is fed to a water scrubber to be absorbed. The method has the advantages that crude ketene dimer is recycled through heating of the membrane evaporator, the yield of crude ketene dimer is increased inside the system, consumption of glacial acetic acid is reduced, waste gas and residues generated in the production process are digested and absorbed, solid waste is greatly reduced, and zero waste water emission is achieved.