Document And Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Mar. 07, 2016
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jan. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Registrant Name	URANIUM ENERGY CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001334933
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	UEC
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		103,288,951