Document And Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2019	Jun. 06, 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)		180,684,526
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Apr. 30, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false