CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Revenue	$ 66,863,502	$ 72,628,126
Cost of revenue (including purchases from related parties of $437,857 in 2021 and $1,349,331 in 2020)	43,356,311	45,859,671
Gross profit	23,507,191	26,768,455
General and administrative expenses (including purchases from related parties of $77.190 in 2021 and $0 in 2020)	18,350,359	18,434,898
Gain (loss) on asset dispositions and impairments, net	(3,145,836)	13,997
Income from operations	2,010,996	8,347,554
Other income (expense):
Interest income	684,809	540,096
Interest expense	(10,248)	(9,669)
Profit-sharing income from OC-BVI	22,275	135,675
Equity in the earnings of OC-BVI	55,984	371,019
Net unrealized gain (loss) on put/call options	818,000	(26,000)
Other	52,775	71,825
Other income, net	1,623,595	1,082,946
Income before income taxes	3,634,591	9,430,500
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	(447,982)	86,724
Net income from continuing operations	4,082,573	9,343,776
Income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests	632,915	730,005
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders	3,449,658	8,613,771
Total loss from discontinued operations	(2,574,079)	(4,902,243)
Net income attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders	$ 875,579	$ 3,711,528
Basic earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. common stockholders
Continuing operations	$ 0.23	$ 0.56
Discontinued operations	(0.17)	(0.32)
Basic earnings per share	0.06	0.24
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. common stockholders
Continuing operations	0.23	0.56
Discontinued operations	(0.17)	(0.32)
Diluted earnings per share	0.06	0.24
Dividends declared per common and redeemable preferred shares	$ 0.34	$ 0.34
Weighted average number of common shares used in the determination of:
Basic earnings per share	15,213,816	15,119,305
Diluted earnings per share	15,310,145	15,223,955