Total Economic Value of Wetlands Products and Services in Uganda

Table 10

Monetary value of papyrus raw materials without value addition in three wetland agro-ecological zones in Uganda.

Variables	Southwestern farmlands	Lake Victoria crescent	Kyoga plains	Overall
Total area under papyrus (ha)*	12,713	20,751	32,095	65,559
Productivity per hectare (head loads)	400	400	400	400
Total productivity per annum (head loads)	5,085,200	8,300,400	12,838,000	26,223,600
Price per head load (US$)	0.17	0.20	0.16	0.18
Total gross value of papyrus production (US$)	864,484	1,660,080	2,054,080	4,632,836

∗Derived from Uganda National Wetlands Information Systems.