Kenya has been named the world’s least toxic country, topping a list that takes account of air pollution, energy consumption, and renewable energy production.
Data obtained from the International Energy Agency and World Health Organization (WHO) was used by renewable energy firm The Eco Experts in order to establish the most toxic countries in the world.
The cleanest countries were extensively those from Sub-Saharan Africa, while countries in the Middle East dominated the other end of the list.
Maria Neira, WHO’s public health chief, said the figures were indicative of a “major, major public health problem,” emphasizing that public awareness of the issue needed to be established.
“We have a public health emergency in many countries,” she said. “Urban air pollution continues to rise at an alarming rate, wreaking havoc on human health. It’s dramatic, one of the biggest problems we are facing globally, with terrible future costs to society.”
Data published by WHO in 2017 exhibited that levels of air pollution had progressed by 8 percent between 2009 and 2016. According to its measures, poor air quality claims the lives of 7 million people annually.
The ranking did not include all countries, with notable omissions such as that of Iceland, which could have fared well on the list.
