Segment information (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) segment	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments | segment	4
Revenue	$ 94,104,972	$ 66,863,502
Cost of revenue	63,749,849	43,356,311
Gross profit	30,355,123	23,507,191
General and administrative expenses	21,070,234	18,350,359
Gain (loss) on asset dispositions and impairments, net	(12,704)	(3,145,836)
Income from operations	9,272,185	2,010,996
Other income, net	464,810	1,623,595
Income before income taxes	9,736,995	3,634,591
Provision for income taxes	396,739	(447,982)
Net income from continuing operations	9,340,256	4,082,573
Income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests	1,112,913	632,915
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders	8,227,343	3,449,658
Total loss from discontinued operations	(2,371,049)	(2,574,079)
Net income attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders	5,856,294	875,579
Accounts receivable, net	27,046,182	27,349,307
Inventory, current and non-current	10,278,829	7,237,842
Property, plant and equipment, net	52,529,545	52,946,539
Construction in progress	3,705,681	710,863
Intangibles, net	2,818,888	3,401,666
Goodwill	10,425,013	10,425,013
Total segment assets	171,346,081	154,034,930
Assets of discontinued operations	21,660,768	22,319,927
Total assets	193,006,849	176,354,857
Retail [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	25,954,013	22,104,953
Cost of revenue	12,548,763	11,060,937
Gross profit	13,405,250	11,044,016
General and administrative expenses	14,552,866	12,841,259
Gain (loss) on asset dispositions and impairments, net	(39,397)	(246,851)
Income from operations	(1,187,013)	(2,044,094)
Accounts receivable, net	2,953,927	2,601,619
Inventory, current and non-current	2,759,659	2,787,277
Property, plant and equipment, net	27,697,490	26,357,390
Construction in progress	3,643,889	617,334
Goodwill	1,170,511	1,170,511
Total segment assets	65,853,789	61,736,441
Bulk [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	32,991,066	26,800,869
Cost of revenue	23,032,212	17,759,272
Gross profit	9,958,854	9,041,597
General and administrative expenses	1,570,732	1,365,735
Gain (loss) on asset dispositions and impairments, net	5,607	1,500
Income from operations	8,393,729	7,677,362
Accounts receivable, net	16,554,940	21,682,951
Inventory, current and non-current	4,037,684	3,860,808
Property, plant and equipment, net	22,510,658	24,476,936
Construction in progress		31,737
Goodwill	1,948,875	1,948,875
Total segment assets	56,118,243	68,723,405
Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	28,835,428	13,884,857
Cost of revenue	22,973,634	10,707,243
Gross profit	5,861,794	3,177,614
General and administrative expenses	3,461,294	2,762,735
Gain (loss) on asset dispositions and impairments, net	23,717	(485)
Income from operations	2,424,217	414,394
Accounts receivable, net	5,838,721	1,698,797
Property, plant and equipment, net	759,409	512,493
Intangibles, net	2,064,444	2,553,888
Goodwill	5,320,416	5,320,416
Total segment assets	36,319,078	15,825,207
Manufacturing Units [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	6,324,465	4,072,823
Cost of revenue	5,195,240	3,828,859
Gross profit	1,129,225	243,964
General and administrative expenses	1,485,342	1,380,630
Gain (loss) on asset dispositions and impairments, net	(2,631)	(2,900,000)
Income from operations	(358,748)	(4,036,666)
Accounts receivable, net	1,698,594	1,365,940
Inventory, current and non-current	3,481,486	589,757
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,561,988	1,599,720
Construction in progress	61,792	61,792
Intangibles, net	754,444	847,778
Goodwill	1,985,211	1,985,211
Total segment assets	$ 13,054,971	$ 7,749,877