CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2024
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders	$ 15,419,578	$ 26,779,069
Income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests	470,741	448,724
Net income	15,890,319	27,227,793
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Gain on sale of land and project documentation		(12,134,766)
Foreign currency transaction adjustment - discontinued operations	248	60,915
Loss from discontinued operations	252,609	1,435,925
Depreciation and amortization	5,163,826	5,020,410
Deferred income tax benefit	(27,357)	(303,527)
Provision for credit losses	294,100	390,108
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets	520,869	466,251
Compensation expense relating to stock and stock option grants	1,177,958	910,652
Gain on asset dispositions and impairments, net	(94,547)	(198,452)
Equity in earnings of affiliates	(163,067)	(199,983)
Distribution of earnings from OC-BVI	545,400	227,250
Change in:
Accounts receivable	10,290,048	637,162
Contract assets	(2,261,618)	19,594,696
Inventory	3,610,403	1,529,545
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(752,690)	(1,269,737)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(74,330)	(4,495,643)
Accrued compensation	233,002	587,486
Contract liabilities	2,555,352	(218,291)
Operating lease liabilities	(553,842)	(470,156)
Deferred revenue	(216,204)	(108,042)
Net cash provided by operating activities - continuing operations	36,390,479	38,689,596
Net cash used in operating activities - discontinued operations	(457,646)	(1,432,041)
Net cash provided by operating activities	35,932,833	37,257,555
Cash flows from investing activities
Additions to property, plant and equipment and construction in progress	(6,142,941)	(3,747,250)
Proceeds from asset dispositions	97,342	446,337
Proceeds from Mexico settlement agreement		33,261,664
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(6,045,599)	29,960,751
Cash flows from financing activities
Dividends paid to common shareholders	(5,718,080)	(4,519,412)
Dividends paid to preferred shareholders	(16,316)	(13,051)
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests		(232,100)
Buyback of redeemable preferred stock	(24,733)	(10,815)
Proceeds received from exercise of stock options	74,105	23,753
Principal repayments on long-term debt	(99,427)	(140,387)
Net cash used in financing activities	(5,784,451)	(4,892,012)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	24,102,783	62,326,294
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	99,350,121	42,621,898
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period - discontinued operations	127,859	91,283
Less: cash and cash equivalents at end of period - discontinued operations	(26,115)	(169,848)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	123,554,648	104,869,627
Non-cash transactions:
Dividends declared but not paid	2,235,958	1,746,702
Transfers from inventory to property, plant and equipment and construction in progress	527,827	451,477
Transfers from construction in progress to property, plant and equipment	5,179,690	875,580
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	412,308	1,604,702
Transfers from prepaid expenses to property, plant and equipment	509,333	$ 67,136
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment and construction in progress not yet paid	$ 547,318