Total Economic Value of Wetlands Products and Services in Uganda

Table 2

Monetary value of fish spawning grounds in the wetlands of Uganda.

Item	Southwestern farmlands	Lake Victoria crescent	Kyoga plains	Overall
Total spawning area (ha)*	21,459	107,833	45,339	174,631
Estimated value (US$ ha^−1 yr^−1)**	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3
Total gross value per year (US$)	134,119	673,956	283,369	1,091,444

∗Derived from the Uganda National Wetlands Information Systems.
**From Turpie (2000) [10] at U$ US$ 6.25  ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹.