Segment information (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) segment	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments | segment	4
Revenue	$ 66,863,502	$ 72,628,126
Cost of revenue	43,356,311	45,859,671
Gross profit	23,507,191	26,768,455
General and administrative expenses	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, net	1,623,595	1,082,946
Income before income taxes	3,634,591	9,430,500
Benefit from 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
Net loss from discontinued operations	(2,574,079)	(4,902,243)
Net income attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders	875,579	3,711,528
Accounts receivable, net	27,349,307	21,483,976
Inventory, current and non-current	7,237,842	7,721,020
Property, plant and equipment, net	52,946,539	57,687,984
Construction in progress	710,863	440,384
Intangibles, net	3,401,666	4,148,333
Goodwill	10,425,013	13,325,013
Total segment assets	154,707,127	156,877,964
Assets of discontinued operations	22,319,927	22,677,588
Total assets	177,027,054	179,555,552
Retail [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	22,104,953	22,952,370
Cost of revenue	11,060,937	11,080,814
Gross profit	11,044,016	11,871,556
General and administrative expenses	12,841,259	12,879,445
Gain (loss) on asset dispositions and impairments, net	(246,851)	2,965
Income from operations	(2,044,094)	(1,004,924)
Accounts receivable, net	2,601,619	2,444,455
Inventory, current and non-current	2,787,277	2,787,163
Property, plant and equipment, net	26,357,390	27,947,545
Construction in progress	617,334	305,110
Goodwill	1,170,511	1,170,511
Total segment assets	61,736,441	56,425,159
Bulk [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	26,800,869	24,312,546
Cost of revenue	17,759,272	16,959,563
Gross profit	9,041,597	7,352,983
General and administrative expenses	1,365,735	1,260,062
Gain (loss) on asset dispositions and impairments, net	1,500	7,213
Income from operations	7,677,362	6,100,134
Accounts receivable, net	21,682,951	17,022,813
Inventory, current and non-current	3,860,808	3,795,544
Property, plant and equipment, net	24,476,936	27,611,567
Construction in progress	31,737	31,737
Goodwill	1,948,875	1,948,875
Total segment assets	68,723,405	74,771,798
Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	13,884,857	12,937,859
Cost of revenue	10,707,243	9,698,214
Gross profit	3,177,614	3,239,645
General and administrative expenses	2,762,735	2,834,917
Gain (loss) on asset dispositions and impairments, net	(485)	3,801
Income from operations	414,394	408,529
Accounts receivable, net	1,698,797	1,420,609
Property, plant and equipment, net	512,493	487,973
Intangibles, net	2,553,888	3,200,555
Goodwill	5,320,416	5,320,416
Total segment assets	16,049,001	14,470,322
Manufacturing Units [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	4,072,823	12,425,351
Cost of revenue	3,828,859	8,121,080
Gross profit	243,964	4,304,271
General and administrative expenses	1,380,630	1,460,474
Gain (loss) on asset dispositions and impairments, net	(2,900,000)	18
Income from operations	(4,036,666)	2,843,815
Accounts receivable, net	1,365,940	596,099
Inventory, current and non-current	589,757	1,138,313
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,599,720	1,640,899
Construction in progress	61,792	103,537
Intangibles, net	847,778	947,778
Goodwill	1,985,211	4,885,211
Total segment assets	$ 8,198,280	$ 11,210,685