The invention discloses a solvothermal synthesis method for a positive material nano lithium manganese phosphate of a lithium ion battery. The method comprises the following steps: uniformly mixing two ethanol solutions containing a lithium source and a phosphate radical source respectively; adding an ethanol solution containing a manganese source, uniformly stirring, and adding an organic additive; and finally, pouring the mixed solution into a reaction kettle, sealing, raising the temperature to be 140-150 DEG C at the speed of 1-5 DEG C per minute, and heating at a constant temperature for 6-24 hours. According to the method, nanoscale LiMnPO4 with the shape of capsules, sheets or cubes can be obtained, and the method has the advantages of low equipment investment, simple process flow, slight pollution, low energy consumption, controllable shape and small product particle size.