Total Economic Value of Wetlands Products and Services in Uganda

Table 7

Monetary value of wetlands for livestock watering in three agro-ecological zones of Uganda.

Variables	Southwestern farmlands	Lake Victoria crescent	Kyoga plains	Overall
Total number of cattle	330,337	114,769	136,225	581,331
Number of cattle obtaining water from wetlands*	33,034	11,477	13,623	58,133
Amount of water consumed per day per head of cattle (20 litre jerry cans)	2	2	2	2
Total amount of water consumed per year (20 litre jerry cans)	24,114,601	8,378,137	9,944,425	42,437,163
Cost of water per 20 litres (US$)	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04
Gross annual value of water for livestock production (US$)	964,584	335,125	397,777	1,697,487

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