Segment information (Details)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) segment	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Segment information
Number of Reportable Segments | segment			5
Revenue	$ 33,591,079	$ 32,479,158	$ 67,306,464	$ 72,168,548
Cost of revenue	20,759,094	20,858,944	42,168,192	46,670,311
Gross profit	12,831,985	11,620,214	25,138,272	25,498,237
General and administrative expenses	7,580,238	6,606,294	15,304,197	13,170,323
Gain (loss) on asset dispositions and impairments, net	32,017	(3,130)	60,452	(3,130)
Income from operations	5,283,764	5,010,790	9,894,527	12,324,784
Interest income	756,988	380,854	1,373,582	714,996
Interest expense	(1,185)	(33,438)	(2,713)	(66,939)
Income (loss) from affiliates	52,279	48,797	82,753	126,363
Other	12,100	22,213	55,451	62,190
Other income (loss), net	820,182	418,426	1,509,073	836,610
Income (loss) before income taxes	6,103,946	5,429,216	11,403,600	13,161,394
Provision for income taxes	795,807	1,063,933	1,005,924	1,685,629
Net income from continuing operations	5,308,139	4,365,283	10,397,676	11,475,765
Income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests	129,378	122,872	294,805	291,940
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders	5,178,761	4,242,411	10,102,871	11,183,825
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	(82,556)	11,607,846	(215,637)	11,140,780
Net income attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders	5,096,205	15,850,257	9,887,234	22,324,605
Subcontractor and other project costs	6,068,831	6,125,555	12,810,375	17,322,719
Employee costs	6,048,617	5,803,687	12,209,369	12,006,010
Electricity	2,267,146	2,216,118	4,527,948	4,460,606
Fuel oil	1,842,264	2,211,300	3,662,320	4,320,973
Depreciation	1,443,166	1,403,847	2,876,026	2,812,099
Maintenance	1,103,600	1,067,444	1,953,339	1,829,561
Insurance	601,103	600,153	1,250,528	1,173,125
Retail license royalties	553,400	514,905	1,151,486	1,037,089
Other	830,967	915,935	1,726,801	1,708,129
Total cost of revenue	20,759,094	20,858,944	42,168,192	46,670,311
Employee costs	4,157,646	3,492,250	8,144,541	7,122,236
Professional fees	853,253	807,212	1,921,932	1,384,717
Insurance	531,822	516,211	1,069,560	1,020,277
Depreciation and amortization	219,489	218,953	434,337	440,562
Other	1,818,028	1,571,668	3,733,827	3,202,531
Total general and administrative expenses	7,580,238	6,606,294	15,304,197	13,170,323
Cash and cash equivalents	112,246,599		112,246,599		$ 99,350,121
Accounts receivable, net	41,952,382		41,952,382		39,580,982
Inventory, current and non-current	11,805,147		11,805,147		14,299,311
Contract assets	5,759,030		5,759,030		4,470,243
Property, plant and equipment, net	53,746,797		53,746,797		52,432,282
Construction in progress	6,522,936		6,522,936		5,143,717
Intangibles, net	2,368,629		2,368,629		2,696,815
Goodwill	12,861,404		12,861,404		12,861,404
Total segment assets	257,379,943		257,379,943		243,040,696
Assets of discontinued operations	123,625		123,625		272,485
Total assets	257,503,568		257,503,568		243,313,181
Retail
Segment information
Revenue	8,638,026	8,181,884	18,049,368	16,806,822
Cost of revenue	3,775,758	3,670,133	7,481,821	7,221,477
Gross profit	4,862,268	4,511,751	10,567,547	9,585,345
General and administrative expenses	985,617	781,706	1,774,429	1,548,404
Gain (loss) on asset dispositions and impairments, net	840	(6,130)	30,816	(6,130)
Income from operations	3,877,491	3,723,915	8,823,934	8,030,811
Interest income	45,049	50,825	77,915	107,417
Interest expense		(31,123)		(62,246)
Other	7,395	15,680	35,703	36,278
Other income (loss), net	52,444	35,382	113,618	81,449
Income (loss) before income taxes	3,929,935	3,759,297	8,937,552	8,112,260
Net income from continuing operations	3,929,935	3,759,297	8,937,552	8,112,260
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders	3,929,935	3,759,297	8,937,552	8,112,260
Employee costs	761,403	777,318	1,519,271	1,454,175
Electricity	1,156,000	1,198,550	2,329,586	2,460,800
Depreciation	621,297	605,982	1,235,181	1,216,727
Maintenance	320,220	201,980	540,845	384,974
Insurance	174,656	170,591	346,190	340,640
Retail license royalties	553,400	514,905	1,151,486	1,037,089
Other	188,782	200,807	359,262	327,072
Total cost of revenue	3,775,758	3,670,133	7,481,821	7,221,477
Employee costs	390,735	375,685	771,595	736,582
Professional fees	12,287	23,282	27,449	45,482
Insurance	104,977	95,554	208,848	186,537
Depreciation and amortization	10,268	8,566	20,848	17,842
Other	467,350	278,619	745,689	561,961
Total general and administrative expenses	985,617	781,706	1,774,429	1,548,404
Cash and cash equivalents	18,763,280		18,763,280		19,167,484
Accounts receivable, net	3,197,475		3,197,475		3,223,190
Inventory, current and non-current	3,537,711		3,537,711		3,437,771
Property, plant and equipment, net	32,462,450		32,462,450		31,689,586
Construction in progress	822,163		822,163		1,951,559
Goodwill	1,170,511		1,170,511		1,170,511
Total segment assets	61,553,364		61,553,364		62,994,011
Bulk
Segment information
Revenue	8,274,816	8,447,958	16,686,532	16,790,052
Cost of revenue	5,738,907	6,097,460	11,322,996	11,662,718
Gross profit	2,535,909	2,350,498	5,363,536	5,127,334
General and administrative expenses	394,750	363,268	740,831	707,409
Income from operations	2,141,159	1,987,230	4,622,705	4,419,925
Interest income	227,470	213,393	431,573	417,713
Other	6,942	6,468	21,875	12,428
Other income (loss), net	234,412	219,861	453,448	430,141
Income (loss) before income taxes	2,375,571	2,207,091	5,076,153	4,850,066
Net income from continuing operations	2,375,571	2,207,091	5,076,153	4,850,066
Income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests	129,378	122,872	294,805	291,940
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders	2,246,193	2,084,219	4,781,348	4,558,126
Employee costs	518,088	548,543	1,061,388	1,042,954
Electricity	1,064,256	938,410	2,107,642	1,838,842
Fuel oil	1,842,264	2,211,300	3,662,320	4,320,973
Depreciation	692,319	665,226	1,381,835	1,329,901
Maintenance	637,300	661,485	1,038,942	1,065,151
Insurance	405,169	420,760	856,776	818,701
Other	579,511	651,736	1,214,093	1,246,196
Total cost of revenue	5,738,907	6,097,460	11,322,996	11,662,718
Employee costs	90,072	89,501	178,881	175,072
Professional fees	19,587	24,870	40,852	41,299
Insurance	96,818	93,529	193,827	185,302
Depreciation and amortization	5,091	6,662	10,418	13,477
Other	183,182	148,706	316,853	292,259
Total general and administrative expenses	394,750	363,268	740,831	707,409
Cash and cash equivalents	21,590,270		21,590,270		13,339,206
Accounts receivable, net	29,376,750		29,376,750		28,807,257
Inventory, current and non-current	5,059,756		5,059,756		4,865,117
Property, plant and equipment, net	17,683,255		17,683,255		18,093,155
Construction in progress	3,196,962		3,196,962		2,480,999
Goodwill	1,948,875		1,948,875		1,948,875
Total segment assets	79,833,925		79,833,925		71,743,161
Services
Segment information
Revenue	11,448,202	11,922,469	21,526,470	29,340,080
Cost of revenue	8,056,883	8,458,537	16,118,760	21,127,476
Gross profit	3,391,319	3,463,932	5,407,710	8,212,604
General and administrative expenses	1,993,042	1,196,624	4,188,380	2,794,478
Gain (loss) on asset dispositions and impairments, net	31,177	3,000	29,636	3,000
Income from operations	1,429,454	2,270,308	1,248,966	5,421,126
Interest income	261,335	116,623	404,654	189,827
Interest expense	(1,185)	(2,315)	(2,713)	(4,693)
Other	(1,996)	10	(1,960)	611
Other income (loss), net	258,154	114,318	399,981	185,745
Income (loss) before income taxes	1,687,608	2,384,626	1,648,947	5,606,871
Provision for income taxes	414,180	593,438	378,287	1,371,724
Net income from continuing operations	1,273,428	1,791,188	1,270,660	4,235,147
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders	1,273,428	1,791,188	1,270,660	4,235,147
Subcontractor and other project costs	3,633,272	4,114,343	7,090,674	12,014,193
Employee costs	4,160,205	4,027,895	8,430,568	8,484,585
Electricity	35,329	72,108	68,356	144,801
Depreciation	93,095	93,140	183,693	185,778
Maintenance	78,677	102,797	206,194	211,094
Insurance	21,278	8,802	47,562	13,784
Other	35,027	39,452	91,713	73,241
Total cost of revenue	8,056,883	8,458,537	16,118,760	21,127,476
Employee costs	1,290,094	640,120	2,292,473	1,574,261
Professional fees	176,093	160,708	516,093	248,995
Insurance	34,225	59,474	71,325	115,702
Depreciation and amortization	161,104	158,408	316,795	317,522
Other	331,526	177,914	991,694	537,998
Total general and administrative expenses	1,993,042	1,196,624	4,188,380	2,794,478
Cash and cash equivalents	43,238,326		43,238,326		34,181,902
Accounts receivable, net	6,881,648		6,881,648		6,593,276
Inventory, current and non-current	1,073,194		1,073,194		167,856
Contract assets	564,834		564,834		1,204,522
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,687,013		1,687,013		858,352
Intangibles, net	1,847,518		1,847,518		2,129,037
Goodwill	7,756,807		7,756,807		7,756,807
Total segment assets	66,788,163		66,788,163		56,792,772
Manufacturing
Segment information
Revenue	5,230,035	3,926,847	11,044,094	9,231,594
Cost of revenue	3,187,546	2,632,814	7,244,615	6,658,640
Gross profit	2,042,489	1,294,033	3,799,479	2,572,954
General and administrative expenses	530,552	667,586	1,194,630	1,185,288
Income from operations	1,511,937	626,447	2,604,849	1,387,666
Interest income	1	1	2	2
Income (loss) from affiliates	(259)		(34,263)
Other	90	116	164	11,776
Other income (loss), net	(168)	117	(34,097)	11,778
Income (loss) before income taxes	1,511,769	626,564	2,570,752	1,399,444
Provision for income taxes	381,627	144,752	627,637	313,905
Net income from continuing operations	1,130,142	481,812	1,943,115	1,085,539
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders	1,130,142	481,812	1,943,115	1,085,539
Subcontractor and other project costs	2,435,559	2,011,212	5,719,701	5,308,526
Employee costs	608,921	449,931	1,198,142	1,024,296
Electricity	11,561	7,050	22,364	16,163
Depreciation	36,455	39,499	75,317	79,693
Maintenance	67,403	101,182	167,358	168,342
Other	27,647	23,940	61,733	61,620
Total cost of revenue	3,187,546	2,632,814	7,244,615	6,658,640
Employee costs	297,007	332,125	638,567	612,746
Professional fees	24,152	32,032	91,714	35,362
Insurance	74,751	54,025	159,560	114,419
Depreciation and amortization	26,059	25,907	52,238	51,862
Other	108,583	223,497	252,551	370,899
Total general and administrative expenses	530,552	667,586	1,194,630	1,185,288
Cash and cash equivalents	3,954,149		3,954,149		4,768,376
Accounts receivable, net	2,495,925		2,495,925		946,846
Inventory, current and non-current	2,134,486		2,134,486		5,828,567
Contract assets	5,194,196		5,194,196		3,265,721
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,739,503		1,739,503		1,601,501
Construction in progress	2,503,811		2,503,811		711,159
Intangibles, net	521,111		521,111		567,778
Goodwill	1,985,211		1,985,211		1,985,211
Total segment assets	20,904,696		20,904,696		20,095,648
Corporate
Segment information
General and administrative expenses	3,676,277	3,597,110	7,405,927	6,934,744
Income from operations	(3,676,277)	(3,597,110)	(7,405,927)	(6,934,744)
Interest income	223,133	12	459,438	37
Income (loss) from affiliates	52,538	48,797	117,016	126,363
Other	(331)	(61)	(331)	1,097
Other income (loss), net	275,340	48,748	576,123	127,497
Income (loss) before income taxes	(3,400,937)	(3,548,362)	(6,829,804)	(6,807,247)
Provision for income taxes		325,743
Net income from continuing operations	(3,400,937)	(3,874,105)	(6,829,804)	(6,807,247)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders	(3,400,937)	(3,874,105)	(6,829,804)	(6,807,247)
Employee costs	2,089,738	2,054,819	4,263,025	4,023,575
Professional fees	621,134	566,320	1,245,824	1,013,579
Insurance	221,051	213,629	436,000	418,317
Depreciation and amortization	16,967	19,410	34,038	39,859
Other	727,387	742,932	1,427,040	1,439,414
Total general and administrative expenses	3,676,277	$ 3,597,110	7,405,927	$ 6,934,744
Cash and cash equivalents	24,700,574		24,700,574		27,893,153
Accounts receivable, net	584		584		10,413
Property, plant and equipment, net	174,576		174,576		189,688
Total segment assets	$ 28,299,795		$ 28,299,795		$ 31,415,104