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Note 11 - Aemetis Biogas LLC - Series A Preferred Financing (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended	44 Months Ended
	May 07, 2025	Dec. 20, 2018	Dec. 31, 2022	Aug. 08, 2022	Jun. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Financial Instruments Subject to Mandatory Redemption, Settlement Terms, Share Value, Amount, Noncurrent					$ 128,880	$ 126,593
Debt Instrument, Variable Interest Rate, Type [Extensible Enumeration]	Prime Rate [Member]
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Protair-X and Third Eye Capital [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	10.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	16.00%
Common Units [Member]
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance (in shares)		5,000,000
Preferred Units Series A [Member]
Common Units Authorized (in shares)		11,000,000
Preferred Units, Authorized (in shares)		6,000,000
Preferred Units Series A [Member] \| Second Tranche [Member
Preferred Units, Issued (in shares)			6,000,000
Preferred Units Issued Value			$ 30,000
Stock Redeemed or Called During Period, Shares (in shares)				20,000
Preferred Units Redeemed, Value				$ 300
Series A Preferred Stocks [Member]
Common Units Issued (in shares)		6,000,000
Common Units Issuance Value (in dollars per share)		$ 5
PUPA Ninth Amendment [Member]
Preferred Units Issued Value	$ 116,800
Preferred Units, Aggregate Redemption Price, Incremental Fee	$ 2,000
Financial Instruments Subject to Mandatory Redemption, Settlement Terms, Share Value, Amount, Noncurrent					$ 128,900	$ 126,600