Total Economic Value of Wetlands Products and Services in Uganda

Table 6

Monetary value of wetland pastures in three agro-ecological zones in Uganda.

Variables	Southwestern farmlands	Lake Victoria crescent	Kyoga plains	Overall
Total number cattle	330,337	114,769	136,225	581,331
% of total cattle dependant on wetlands*	10	10	10	10
Number of cattle raised in wetlands	33,034	11,477	13,623	58,133
Average value of pasture consumed per day per animal (US$)	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20
Imputed value of pasture consumed by all animals per day (US$)	6,607	2,295	2,725	11,627
Total value of pasture consumed per year (US$)	2,411,460	837,814	994,443	4,243,716

∗Estimate 10% of the cattle to directly use wetlands for grazing.