This month (2026-06), one day of human basal metabolic provisioning costs $0.18 (global reference) / pending (delivered — FPMA licence not yet confirmed by FAO GIEWS, see methodology).
MCI is Phase 0 of the Humoney project — a reproducible, standalone index. No token, no contract, no chain.
history.csv · mci.json · methodology · sources
| Staple | Weight | kg/day | USD/kg | Cost (USD/day) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| maize | 0.0868 | 0.0404 | 0.1971 | 0.0080 |
| rice | 0.3027 | 0.1410 | 0.4940 | 0.0697 |
| sugar | 0.1195 | 0.0525 | 0.3200 | 0.0168 |
| vegetable_oil | 0.1780 | 0.0342 | 1.1050 | 0.0378 |
| wheat | 0.3130 | 0.1565 | 0.2860 | 0.0448 |