Hottest Peppers in the World, Ranked by Scoville Heat
Pepper X is the hottest pepper in this ranking at 2,693,000 SHU. 4,243 chili pepper varieties are ranked here by Scoville heat units, hottest first.
Ranks 201–220 of 4,243 · browse the full database
- =119Overkill MustardC. chinense800,000–1,500,000 SHU
- =119Peach Bhut JolokieC. chinense800,000–1,500,000 SHU
- =119Peach Ghoat JamiC. chinense800,000–1,500,000 SHU
- =119Peach TeethC. chinense800,000–1,500,000 SHU
- =119Peaches and Cream GhostC. chinense800,000–1,500,000 SHU
- =119Pimenta Jolokia Black OriginalC. chinense800,000–1,500,000 SHU
- =119Purple Uprising PeachC. chinense800,000–1,500,000 SHU
- =119Red WidowC. chinense800,000–1,500,000 SHU
- =119SLP Improved Naga XC. chinense800,000–1,500,000 SHU
- =119Thunderstorm OrangeC. chinense800,000–1,500,000 SHU
- =119WHP 048 × Primo X × BOC PeachC. chinense800,000–1,500,000 SHU
- =119California ReaperC. chinense700,000–1,500,000 SHU
- =213Borg 9 Purple RedC. chinense1,400,000 SHU
- =213Tom's Giant Peach Scorpion LemonC. chinense1,000,000–1,400,000 SHU
- =213Brainstrain YellowC. chinense800,000–1,400,000 SHU
- =213Carolina Reaper Jay's Pink LemonC. chinense800,000–1,400,000 SHU
- =213Leviathan × CaramelC. chinense600,000–1,400,000 SHU
- =213Leviathan CappuccinoC. chinense600,000–1,400,000 SHU
- =213Leviathan ChocolateC. chinense600,000–1,400,000 SHU
- =213Bhutlah × Reaper ChocolateC. chinense500,000–1,400,000 SHU
How to read these numbers
Ranked on the upper Scoville figure held for each variety. Capsaicin content swings with the seed line, the soil, the weather and where on the plant a pod grew, and two labs testing the same harvest can return different numbers. Very few of these varieties have ever been through a certified test; most figures trace to a breeder or a seed seller rather than a laboratory.
No warranty. WikiPepper publishes these figures as reported and warranties none of them. Treat a Scoville number as a claim about one harvest, not a property of the variety, and do not rely on it for anything that matters.
A rank marked = is shared: those varieties hold the same upper figure, usually because one breeder’s published number was applied across a family, so their order on the page carries no meaning. 952 varieties have no Scoville figure recorded at all and are not ranked; they still appear in the database. Spotted a figure you can source? Tell us.