Document And Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Dec. 06, 2017
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Oct. 31, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
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		156,150,568