> Uruguay has much less use of natural gas, for regulatory reasons: gas appliances can only be installed indoors if the room in which they are installed has a w

> Uruguay has much less use of natural gas, for regulatory reasons: gas appliances can only be installed indoors if the room in which they are installed has a window to the outside that cannot be closed, thus removing the risk of explosions in the case of a gas leak. Consequently in Uruguay gas stoves are almost unheard of, and nearly all cooking is electric. Many hot-water heaters in Uruguay are still the gas-powered tankless type that is nearly universal in Argentina, though. They're just installed outdoors. Uruguayan from Montevideo here, and I disagree with this. I've seen very very few electric kitchens. Almost all the stoves I've seen are gas powered. Most use gas tanks, and some have piped gas into their homes. Hot water heaters are usually electric, and installed indoors. You'd only have a gas heater if you have piped gas.