A method for treating carbonates, comprising decomposing at least one carbonate selected from the group consisting of dialkyl carbonate, diaryl carbonate, and alkyl aryl carbonate into alcohol by contact with high pressure and high temperature water having a pressure of 3 to 30 MPa and a temperature of 190 to 350°C., the carbonate being obtained by carbamate formation reaction of raw material amine, urea and/or N-unsubstituted carbamic acid ester, and alcohol,
- wherein the carbonate is obtained by further roughly separating from low-boiling components containing N-unsubstituted carbamic acid ester and carbonate, which are separated alter the carbamate formation reaction.