Segment information (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($) segment	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Segment information
Number of Reportable Segments | segment	5
Revenue	$ 33,715,385	$ 39,689,390
Cost of revenue	21,409,098	25,811,367
Gross profit	12,306,287	13,878,023
General and administrative expenses	7,723,959	6,564,029
Gain on asset dispositions and impairments, net	28,435
Income from operations	4,610,763	7,313,994
Interest income	616,594	334,142
Interest expense	(1,528)	(33,501)
Income from affiliates	30,474	77,566
Other	43,351	39,977
Other income, net	688,891	418,184
Income (loss) before income taxes	5,299,654	7,732,178
Provision for income taxes	210,117	621,696
Net income from continuing operations	5,089,537	7,110,482
Income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests	165,427	169,068
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders	4,924,110	6,941,414
Net loss from discontinued operations	(133,081)	(467,066)
Net income attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders	4,791,029	6,474,348
Subcontractor and other project costs	6,741,544	11,197,164
Employee costs	6,160,752	6,202,323
Electricity	2,260,802	2,244,488
Fuel oil	1,820,056	2,109,673
Depreciation	1,432,860	1,408,250
Maintenance	849,739	762,117
Insurance	649,425	572,972
Retail license royalties	598,086	522,184
Other	895,834	792,196
Total cost of revenue	21,409,098	25,811,367
Employee costs	3,986,895	3,629,986
Professional fees	1,068,679	577,505
Insurance	537,738	504,066
Depreciation and amortization	214,848	221,609
Other	1,915,799	1,630,863
Cash and cash equivalents	107,852,232		$ 99,350,121
Accounts receivable, net	36,192,112		39,580,982
Inventory, current and non-current	12,643,972		14,299,311
Contract assets	9,517,668		4,470,243
Property, plant and equipment, net	53,543,342		52,432,282
Construction in progress	4,477,700		5,143,717
Intangibles, net	2,532,722		2,696,815
Goodwill	12,861,404		12,861,404
Total segment assets	250,199,258		243,040,696
Current assets of discontinued operations	169,707		272,485
Total assets	250,368,965		243,313,181
Retail
Segment information
Revenue	9,411,342	8,624,938
Cost of revenue	3,706,063	3,551,344
Gross profit	5,705,279	5,073,594
General and administrative expenses	788,812	766,698
Gain on asset dispositions and impairments, net	29,976
Income from operations	4,946,443	4,306,896
Interest income	32,866	56,593
Interest expense		(31,123)
Other	28,308	20,599
Other income, net	61,174	46,069
Income (loss) before income taxes	5,007,617	4,352,965
Net income from continuing operations	5,007,617	4,352,965
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders	5,007,617	4,352,965
Employee costs	757,868	676,857
Electricity	1,173,586	1,262,250
Depreciation	613,884	610,745
Maintenance	220,625	182,994
Insurance	171,534	170,049
Retail license royalties	598,086	522,184
Other	170,480	126,265
Total cost of revenue	3,706,063	3,551,344
Employee costs	380,860	360,897
Professional fees	15,162	22,200
Insurance	103,871	90,983
Depreciation and amortization	10,580	9,276
Other	278,339	283,342
Cash and cash equivalents	19,590,795		19,167,484
Accounts receivable, net	3,719,025		3,223,190
Inventory, current and non-current	3,430,692		3,437,771
Property, plant and equipment, net	32,917,197		31,689,586
Construction in progress	627,517		1,951,559
Goodwill	1,170,511		1,170,511
Total segment assets	63,355,243		62,994,011
Bulk
Segment information
Revenue	8,411,716	8,342,094
Cost of revenue	5,584,089	5,565,258
Gross profit	2,827,627	2,776,836
General and administrative expenses	346,081	344,141
Income from operations	2,481,546	2,432,695
Interest income	204,103	204,319
Other	14,933	5,960
Other income, net	219,036	210,279
Income (loss) before income taxes	2,700,582	2,642,974
Net income from continuing operations	2,700,582	2,642,974
Income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests	165,427	169,068
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders	2,535,155	2,473,906
Employee costs	543,300	494,411
Electricity	1,043,386	900,432
Fuel oil	1,820,056	2,109,673
Depreciation	689,516	664,675
Maintenance	401,642	403,666
Insurance	451,607	397,941
Other	634,582	594,460
Total cost of revenue	5,584,089	5,565,258
Employee costs	88,809	85,571
Professional fees	21,265	16,429
Insurance	97,009	91,773
Depreciation and amortization	5,327	6,815
Other	133,671	143,553
Cash and cash equivalents	20,476,902		13,339,206
Accounts receivable, net	25,961,825		28,807,257
Inventory, current and non-current	5,133,101		4,865,117
Property, plant and equipment, net	17,888,288		18,093,155
Construction in progress	2,208,200		2,480,999
Goodwill	1,948,875		1,948,875
Total segment assets	75,452,021		71,743,161
Services
Segment information
Revenue	10,078,268	17,417,611
Cost of revenue	8,061,877	12,668,939
Gross profit	2,016,391	4,748,672
General and administrative expenses	2,195,338	1,597,854
Gain on asset dispositions and impairments, net	(1,541)
Income from operations	(180,488)	3,150,818
Interest income	143,319	73,204
Interest expense	(1,528)	(2,378)
Other	36	601
Other income, net	141,827	71,427
Income (loss) before income taxes	(38,661)	3,222,245
Provision for income taxes	(35,893)	778,286
Net income from continuing operations	(2,768)	2,443,959
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders	(2,768)	2,443,959
Subcontractor and other project costs	3,457,402	7,899,850
Employee costs	4,270,363	4,456,690
Electricity	33,027	72,693
Depreciation	90,598	92,637
Maintenance	127,517	108,297
Insurance	26,284	4,982
Other	56,686	33,790
Total cost of revenue	8,061,877	12,668,939
Employee costs	1,002,379	934,141
Professional fees	340,000	88,287
Insurance	37,100	56,228
Depreciation and amortization	155,691	159,114
Other	660,168	360,084
Cash and cash equivalents	41,443,086		34,181,902
Accounts receivable, net	5,974,673		6,593,276
Inventory, current and non-current	826,704		167,856
Contract assets	1,331,507		1,204,522
Property, plant and equipment, net	948,957		858,352
Intangibles, net	1,988,277		2,129,037
Goodwill	7,756,807		7,756,807
Total segment assets	63,654,305		56,792,772
Manufacturing
Segment information
Revenue	5,814,059	5,304,747
Cost of revenue	4,057,069	4,025,826
Gross profit	1,756,990	1,278,921
General and administrative expenses	664,078	517,702
Income from operations	1,092,912	761,219
Interest income	1	1
Income from affiliates	(34,004)
Other	74	11,660
Other income, net	(33,929)	11,661
Income (loss) before income taxes	1,058,983	772,880
Provision for income taxes	246,010	169,153
Net income from continuing operations	812,973	603,727
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders	812,973	603,727
Subcontractor and other project costs	3,284,142	3,297,314
Employee costs	589,221	574,365
Electricity	10,803	9,113
Depreciation	38,862	40,193
Maintenance	99,955	67,160
Other	34,086	37,681
Total cost of revenue	4,057,069	4,025,826
Employee costs	341,560	280,621
Professional fees	67,562	3,330
Insurance	84,809	60,394
Depreciation and amortization	26,179	25,955
Other	143,968	147,402
Cash and cash equivalents	1,620,997		4,768,376
Accounts receivable, net	512,067		946,846
Inventory, current and non-current	3,253,475		5,828,567
Contract assets	8,186,161		3,265,721
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,597,357		1,601,501
Construction in progress	1,641,983		711,159
Intangibles, net	544,445		567,778
Goodwill	1,985,211		1,985,211
Total segment assets	19,757,550		20,095,648
Corporate
Segment information
General and administrative expenses	3,729,650	3,337,634
Income from operations	(3,729,650)	(3,337,634)
Interest income	236,305	25
Income from affiliates	64,478	77,566
Other		1,157
Other income, net	300,783	78,748
Income (loss) before income taxes	(3,428,867)	(3,258,886)
Provision for income taxes		(325,743)
Net income from continuing operations	(3,428,867)	(2,933,143)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders	(3,428,867)	(2,933,143)
Employee costs	2,173,287	1,968,756
Professional fees	624,690	447,259
Insurance	214,949	204,688
Depreciation and amortization	17,071	20,449
Other	699,653	$ 696,482
Cash and cash equivalents	24,720,452		27,893,153
Accounts receivable, net	24,522		10,413
Property, plant and equipment, net	191,543		189,688
Total segment assets	$ 27,980,139		$ 31,415,104