Segment information (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) segment	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments | segment			4
Number of other business segments | segment			3
Revenue	$ 33,390,557	$ 49,854,075	$ 105,559,105	$ 126,960,328
Cost of revenue	21,755,899	33,239,647	68,426,210	84,323,269
Gross profit	11,634,658	16,614,428	37,132,895	42,637,059
General and administrative expenses	6,955,969	5,872,490	20,126,292	17,894,067
Gain on asset dispositions and impairments, net	201,582		198,452	6,916
Income (loss) from operations	4,880,271	10,741,938	17,205,055	24,749,908
Other income, net	724,040	236,066	1,560,650	522,256
Income before income taxes	5,604,311	10,978,004	18,765,705	25,272,164
Provision for income taxes	490,209	1,976,453	2,175,838	4,366,005
Net income from continuing operations	5,114,102	9,001,551	16,589,867	20,906,159
Income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests	156,784	163,428	448,724	463,775
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders	4,957,318	8,838,123	16,141,143	20,442,384
Net loss from discontinued operations	(502,854)	(232,994)	10,637,926	(699,858)
Net income attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders	4,454,464	8,605,129	26,779,069	19,742,526
Accounts receivable, net	37,199,621		37,199,621		$ 38,226,891
Inventory, current and non-current	9,109,391		9,109,391		11,090,413
Contract assets	1,958,361		1,958,361		21,553,057
Property, plant and equipment, net	53,203,218		53,203,218		55,882,521
Construction in progress	2,799,135		2,799,135		495,471
Intangibles, net	2,860,907		2,860,907		3,353,185
Goodwill	12,861,404		12,861,404		12,861,404
Total segment assets	238,052,881		238,052,881		197,096,787
Assets of discontinued operations	314,847		314,847		21,340,805
Total assets	238,367,728		238,367,728		218,437,592
Retail [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	7,585,992	7,216,574	24,392,814	22,560,998
Cost of revenue	3,606,944	3,371,891	10,828,421	10,355,817
Gross profit	3,979,048	3,844,683	13,564,393	12,205,181
General and administrative expenses	4,359,476	4,225,825	12,842,624	12,668,467
Gain on asset dispositions and impairments, net	201,582		195,452	(7,287)
Income (loss) from operations	(178,846)	(381,142)	917,221	(470,573)
Accounts receivable, net	2,720,278		2,720,278		3,425,948
Inventory, current and non-current	3,271,606		3,271,606		3,041,460
Property, plant and equipment, net	31,863,964		31,863,964		32,809,487
Construction in progress	1,889,549		1,889,549		380,436
Goodwill	1,170,511		1,170,511		1,170,511
Total segment assets	98,835,592		98,835,592		58,774,647
Bulk [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	8,767,168	8,488,615	25,557,220	25,975,483
Cost of revenue	5,969,292	5,835,837	17,632,010	18,010,718
Gross profit	2,797,876	2,652,778	7,925,210	7,964,765
General and administrative expenses	381,230	347,668	1,088,639	1,080,543
Gain on asset dispositions and impairments, net				12,270
Income (loss) from operations	2,416,646	2,305,110	6,836,571	6,896,492
Accounts receivable, net	25,258,343		25,258,343		26,965,126
Inventory, current and non-current	4,847,304		4,847,304		4,858,324
Property, plant and equipment, net	18,769,485		18,769,485		20,370,056
Construction in progress	709,326		709,326
Goodwill	1,948,875		1,948,875		1,948,875
Total segment assets	70,098,621		70,098,621		63,956,725
Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	12,677,837	29,427,664	42,017,917	66,243,328
Cost of revenue	9,409,325	20,174,645	30,536,801	46,466,864
Gross profit	3,268,512	9,253,019	11,481,116	19,776,464
General and administrative expenses	1,469,845	861,835	4,264,323	2,855,067
Gain on asset dispositions and impairments, net			3,000
Income (loss) from operations	1,798,667	8,391,184	7,219,793	16,921,397
Accounts receivable, net	7,015,961		7,015,961		6,802,780
Inventory, current and non-current					55,272
Contract assets	1,237,011		1,237,011		17,715,872
Property, plant and equipment, net	954,095		954,095		1,143,884
Intangibles, net	2,269,796		2,269,796		2,692,074
Goodwill	7,756,807		7,756,807		7,756,807
Total segment assets	50,915,586		50,915,586		58,476,773
Manufacturing Units [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	4,359,560	4,721,222	13,591,154	12,180,519
Cost of revenue	2,770,338	3,857,274	9,428,978	9,489,870
Gross profit	1,589,222	863,948	4,162,176	2,690,649
General and administrative expenses	745,418	437,162	1,930,706	1,289,990
Gain on asset dispositions and impairments, net				1,933
Income (loss) from operations	843,804	$ 426,786	2,231,470	$ 1,402,592
Accounts receivable, net	2,205,039		2,205,039		1,033,037
Inventory, current and non-current	990,481		990,481		3,135,357
Contract assets	721,350		721,350		3,837,185
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,615,674		1,615,674		1,559,094
Construction in progress	200,260		200,260		115,035
Intangibles, net	591,111		591,111		661,111
Goodwill	1,985,211		1,985,211		1,985,211
Total segment assets	$ 18,203,082		$ 18,203,082		$ 15,888,642