Document And Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Mar. 08, 2019
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	URANIUM ENERGY CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001334933
Trading Symbol	uec
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		179,523,915
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jan. 31, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false