CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders	$ 1,716,815	$ 988,772
Net Income	1,958,245	1,117,565
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities - continuing operations	4,876,817	1,466,141
Net cash used in operating activities - discontinued operations	(254,763)	(380,001)
Net cash provided by operating activities	4,622,054	1,086,140
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of certificate of deposit	(2,518,493)
Maturity of certificate of deposit	2,500,000
Additions to property, plant and equipment and construction in progress	(727,925)	(292,803)
Proceeds from asset dispositions	11,043	41,500
Net cash used in investing activities - continuing operations	(735,375)	(251,303)
Cash flows from financing activities
Dividends paid to common shareholders	(1,296,957)	(1,288,726)
Dividends paid to preferred shareholders	(2,434)	(2,641)
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests		(649,880)
Repurchase of redeemable preferred stock		(7,513)
Payments made on note payable	(14,605)	(10,632)
Net cash used in financing activities	(1,313,996)	(1,959,392)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	2,572,683	(1,124,555)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	40,358,059	43,794,150
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period - discontinued operations	750,048	154,130
Less: cash and cash equivalents at end of period - discontinued operations	(536,249)	(41,198)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	43,144,541	42,782,527
Interest paid in cash	4,081	2,740
Non-cash transactions:
Dividends declared but not paid	1,301,704	1,296,877
Transfers from (to) inventory to (from) property, plant and equipment and construction in progress	97,284	75,433
Transfers from construction in progress to property, plant and equipment	$ 167,065	81,599
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities		1,716,789
Purchase of equipment through issuance of long-term debt		$ 58,220