Segment information (Details)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) segment	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments | segment			4
Revenue	$ 21,067,127	$ 16,701,524	$ 40,625,032	$ 33,804,841
Cost of revenue	13,591,630	10,636,671	26,003,771	21,613,478
Gross profit	7,475,497	6,064,853	14,621,261	12,191,363
General and administrative expenses	4,926,691	4,724,304	9,792,808	9,488,790
Gain (loss) on asset dispositions and impairments, net	5,280	(2,896,640)	17,738	(3,145,573)
Income (loss) from operations	2,554,086	(1,556,091)	4,846,191	(443,000)
Other income, net	397,982	233,114	717,709	547,722
Income (loss) before income taxes	2,952,068	(1,322,977)	5,563,900	104,722
Benefit from income taxes	10,152	(6,845)	56,425	(9,505)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	2,941,916	(1,316,132)	5,507,475	114,227
Income attributable to non-controlling interests	232,197	197,138	473,627	325,931
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders	2,709,719	(1,513,270)	5,033,848	(211,704)
Loss from discontinued operations	(419,833)	(151,379)	(1,027,147)	(464,173)
Net income (loss) attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders	2,289,886	(1,664,649)	4,006,701	(675,877)
Accounts receivable, net	22,680,801		22,680,801		$ 27,349,307
Inventory, current and non-current	8,498,326		8,498,326		7,237,842
Property, plant and equipment, net	50,938,339		50,938,339		52,946,539
Construction in progress	2,034,413		2,034,413		710,863
Intangibles, net	3,106,667		3,106,667		3,401,666
Goodwill	10,425,013		10,425,013		10,425,013
Total segment assets	161,027,019		161,027,019		154,707,127
Assets of discontinued operations	21,554,992		21,554,992		22,319,927
Total assets	182,582,011		182,582,011		177,027,054
Retail [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	6,526,803	5,674,790	12,840,003	11,386,095
Cost of revenue	3,118,411	2,781,909	6,172,151	5,489,903
Gross profit	3,408,392	2,892,881	6,667,852	5,896,192
General and administrative expenses	3,345,109	3,318,473	6,795,515	6,689,483
Gain (loss) on asset dispositions and impairments, net	1,200	3,360	1,200	(246,640)
Income (loss) from operations	64,483	(422,232)	(126,463)	(1,039,931)
Accounts receivable, net	2,483,105		2,483,105		2,601,619
Inventory, current and non-current	2,736,689		2,736,689		2,787,277
Property, plant and equipment, net	25,397,237		25,397,237		26,357,390
Construction in progress	1,940,884		1,940,884		617,334
Goodwill	1,170,511		1,170,511		1,170,511
Total segment assets	62,530,143		62,530,143		61,736,441
Bulk [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	8,423,749	6,711,971	15,774,393	12,957,941
Cost of revenue	5,647,583	4,386,794	10,334,702	8,541,947
Gross profit	2,776,166	2,325,177	5,439,691	4,415,994
General and administrative expenses	404,072	303,856	714,375	681,359
Gain (loss) on asset dispositions and impairments, net				1,500
Income (loss) from operations	2,372,094	2,021,321	4,725,316	3,736,135
Accounts receivable, net	13,620,152		13,620,152		21,682,951
Inventory, current and non-current	4,339,891		4,339,891		3,860,808
Property, plant and equipment, net	23,308,053		23,308,053		24,476,936
Construction in progress	31,737		31,737		31,737
Goodwill	1,948,875		1,948,875		1,948,875
Total segment assets	68,320,138		68,320,138		68,723,405
Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	5,055,483	3,763,239	9,799,303	7,304,085
Cost of revenue	3,865,867	2,878,409	7,515,047	5,600,337
Gross profit	1,189,616	884,830	2,284,256	1,703,748
General and administrative expenses	838,040	671,585	1,618,014	1,393,605
Gain (loss) on asset dispositions and impairments, net	4,080		16,538	(433)
Income (loss) from operations	355,656	213,245	682,780	309,710
Accounts receivable, net	5,962,620		5,962,620		1,698,797
Property, plant and equipment, net	708,496		708,496		512,493
Intangibles, net	2,305,556		2,305,556		2,553,888
Goodwill	5,320,416		5,320,416		5,320,416
Total segment assets	21,643,203		21,643,203		16,049,001
Manufacturing Units [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	1,061,092	551,524	2,211,333	2,156,720
Cost of revenue	959,769	589,559	1,981,871	1,981,291
Gross profit	101,323	(38,035)	229,462	175,429
General and administrative expenses	339,470	430,390	664,904	724,343
Gain (loss) on asset dispositions and impairments, net		(2,900,000)		(2,900,000)
Income (loss) from operations	(238,147)	$ (3,368,425)	(435,442)	$ (3,448,914)
Accounts receivable, net	614,924		614,924		1,365,940
Inventory, current and non-current	1,421,746		1,421,746		589,757
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,524,553		1,524,553		1,599,720
Construction in progress	61,792		61,792		61,792
Intangibles, net	801,111		801,111		847,778
Goodwill	1,985,211		1,985,211		1,985,211
Total segment assets	$ 8,533,535		$ 8,533,535		$ 8,198,280