Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), as a kind of atomic emission spectroscopy, has been considered to be a future new tool for chemical analysis due to its unique features, such as no need of sample preparation, stand-off or remote analysis. What’s more it can achieve fast and multi-element analysis.Therefore, LIBS technology is regarded as a future “SurperStar” in the field of chemical analysis and green analytical techniques. At present, rapid and accurate detection and prevention of soil contamination (mainly in pollutants of heavy metals and organic matter) is deemed to be a concerned and serious central issue in modern agriculture and agricultural sustainable development. In this paper, the reseach achievements and trends of soil elements detection based on LIBS technology were being reviewed. The structural composition and foundmental of LIBS system is first briefly introduced. And the paper offers a review of on LIBS applications and fruitsincluding the detection and analysis of major element, nutrient element and heavy metal element. Simultaneously, some studies on soil related metials and fields are briefly stated. The research tendency and developing prospects of LIBS in soil detection are presented at last.