An embodiment provides: a method for manufacturing a silicon carbide epi wafer, the method comprising the steps of preparing a wafer, applying a reaction gas to the wafer, heating the reaction gas to generate an intermediate compound, and forming a silicon carbide epi layer on the wafer using the generated intermediate compound, wherein the reaction gas contains a plurality of hydrocarbon compounds; and a silicon carbide epi wafer comprising a silicon carbide epi layer formed by a reaction gas containing a plurality of hydrocarbon compounds, wherein the C/Si value of the silicon carbide epi layer is uniform on the wafer, and thus the uniformity of the silicon carbide epi layer on the wafer can be improved.