The invention provides a method for preparing sheet-shaped nanometer Mg(OH)2 by using electrolyte diaphragm discharge plasma, and belongs to the technical field of preparation of nanometer materials. With a magnesium piece as an anode and a carbon rod as a cathode, instant high temperature and local high pressure are generated along with luminescence and shock waves in liquid by using an electrolyte diaphragm discharge plasma radiation principle; meanwhile, such high-activity particles as HO-, H-, O-, HO2- and H2O2 are generated; and the active particles can trigger multiple chemical reactions to accelerate such reactions as oxidation, reduction, decomposition and hydrolysis to prepare nanometer particles. The method for preparing the sheet-shaped nanometer Mg(OH)2 by using the electrolyte discharge plasma of a sacrificial anode has the advantages of simple equipment, easy operation, mild conditions (wherein room temperature is provided and other gas is not required for protection) and controllable process (wherein, by changing such parameters as electrolyte concentration, voltage or current magnitude and electrifying time, the sheet-shaped nanometer Mg(OH)2 with different structures and different particle sizes can be acquired), and is a new environment-friendly green preparation technology of sheet-shaped nanometer Mg(OH)2.