Segment information (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) segment	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments | segment			4
Revenue	$ 25,051,705	$ 16,413,146	$ 65,676,737	$ 50,217,987
Cost of revenue	18,207,932	10,722,547	44,211,703	32,336,025
Gross profit	6,843,773	5,690,599	21,465,034	17,881,962
General and administrative expenses	5,610,650	4,359,040	15,403,458	13,847,830
Gain on asset dispositions	3,499	612	21,237	(3,144,961)
Income (loss) from operations	1,236,622	1,332,171	6,082,813	889,171
Other income, net	(168,980)	152,168	548,729	699,890
Income (loss) before income taxes	1,067,642	1,484,339	6,631,542	1,589,061
Benefit from income taxes	26,616	(11,230)	83,041	(20,735)
Net income from continuing operations	1,041,026	1,495,569	6,548,501	1,609,796
Income attributable to non-controlling interests	217,415	131,609	691,042	457,540
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders	823,611	1,363,960	5,857,459	1,152,256
Loss from discontinued operations	(505,917)	(1,078,367)	(1,533,064)	(1,542,540)
Net income (loss) attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders	317,694	285,593	4,324,395	(390,284)
Accounts receivable, net	24,352,487		24,352,487		$ 27,349,307
Inventory, current and non-current	8,936,321		8,936,321		7,237,842
Property, plant and equipment, net	50,236,746		50,236,746		52,946,539
Construction in progress	2,618,972		2,618,972		710,863
Intangibles, net	2,959,166		2,959,166		3,401,666
Goodwill	10,425,013		10,425,013		10,425,013
Total segment assets	163,370,517		163,370,517		154,707,127
Assets of discontinued operations	21,640,235		21,640,235		22,319,927
Total assets	185,010,752		185,010,752		177,027,054
Retail [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	6,274,650	5,247,042	19,114,653	16,633,137
Cost of revenue	3,231,973	2,745,796	9,404,124	8,235,699
Gross profit	3,042,677	2,501,246	9,710,529	8,397,438
General and administrative expenses	3,818,459	3,067,696	10,613,975	9,757,179
Gain on asset dispositions	1,499	612	2,699	(246,028)
Income (loss) from operations	(774,283)	(565,838)	(900,747)	(1,605,769)
Accounts receivable, net	2,512,908		2,512,908		2,601,619
Inventory, current and non-current	2,766,577		2,766,577		2,787,277
Property, plant and equipment, net	24,817,595		24,817,595		26,357,390
Construction in progress	2,557,180		2,557,180		617,334
Goodwill	1,170,511		1,170,511		1,170,511
Total segment assets	67,462,955		67,462,955		61,736,441
Bulk [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	8,667,931	6,868,134	24,442,324	19,826,075
Cost of revenue	6,446,549	4,628,386	16,781,251	13,170,333
Gross profit	2,221,382	2,239,748	7,661,073	6,655,742
General and administrative expenses	473,534	313,420	1,187,909	994,779
Gain on asset dispositions	2,000		2,000	1,500
Income (loss) from operations	1,749,848	1,926,328	6,475,164	5,662,463
Accounts receivable, net	15,491,003		15,491,003		21,682,951
Inventory, current and non-current	4,218,974		4,218,974		3,860,808
Property, plant and equipment, net	23,171,096		23,171,096		24,476,936
Construction in progress					31,737
Goodwill	1,948,875		1,948,875		1,948,875
Total segment assets	61,756,965		61,756,965		68,723,405
Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	8,731,124	3,210,584	18,530,427	10,514,669
Cost of revenue	7,333,982	2,410,430	14,849,029	8,010,767
Gross profit	1,397,142	800,154	3,681,398	2,503,902
General and administrative expenses	936,708	758,540	2,554,721	2,152,145
Gain on asset dispositions			16,538	(433)
Income (loss) from operations	460,434	41,614	1,143,215	351,324
Accounts receivable, net	4,948,103		4,948,103		1,698,797
Property, plant and equipment, net	679,506		679,506		512,493
Intangibles, net	2,181,388		2,181,388		2,553,888
Goodwill	5,320,416		5,320,416		5,320,416
Total segment assets	23,657,779		23,657,779		16,049,001
Manufacturing Units [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	1,378,000	1,087,386	3,589,333	3,244,106
Cost of revenue	1,195,428	937,935	3,177,299	2,919,226
Gross profit	182,572	149,451	412,034	324,880
General and administrative expenses	381,949	219,384	1,046,853	943,727
Gain on asset dispositions				(2,900,000)
Income (loss) from operations	(199,377)	$ (69,933)	(634,819)	$ (3,518,847)
Accounts receivable, net	1,400,473		1,400,473		1,365,940
Inventory, current and non-current	1,950,770		1,950,770		589,757
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,568,549		1,568,549		1,599,720
Construction in progress	61,792		61,792		61,792
Intangibles, net	777,778		777,778		847,778
Goodwill	1,985,211		1,985,211		1,985,211
Total segment assets	$ 10,492,818		$ 10,492,818		$ 8,198,280