Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2014	Oct. 08, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jul. 31, 2014
Trading Symbol	uec
Entity Registrant Name	URANIUM ENERGY CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001334933
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		91,360,383
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Public Float			$ 149,790,000
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY