Even though a lot of progress has been made in the past years, there are still many opportunities for action in this sector. As a result, the total emissions of the country’s energy sector per GDP are very low: the emission intensity of Uruguay’s energy sector in 2014 was 111 g CO2/USD, one third of total global intensity (global CO2 emissions of the energy sector vs. aggregate global GDP) and significantly lower than the average for OECD countries.