Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Nov. 12, 2018
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	AMERICAN ENERGY GROUP LTD
Entity Central Index Key	0000843212
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2018
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30
Is Entity's Reporting Status Current?	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		71,904,290
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	false