Hottest Peppers in the World, Ranked by Scoville Heat
Pepper X is the hottest pepper in this ranking at 2,693,000 SHU. 4,351 chili pepper varieties are ranked here by Scoville heat units, hottest first.
Ranks 2941–2960 of 4,351 · browse the full database
- =2936Columbian YellowC. annuum20,000 SHU
- =2936EurekaC. annuum20,000 SHU
- =2936Japanese White Eagle ClawC. annuum20,000 SHU
- =2936Kandy Sri LankaC. annuum20,000 SHU
- =2936Onza RojaC. annuum20,000 SHU
- =2936Peruvian PurpleC. annuum20,000 SHU
- =2936Willing's BarbadosC. annuum20,000 SHU
- =2936Zia PuebloC. annuum20,000 SHU
- =2936Aji Strawberry DropC. baccatum15,000–20,000 SHU
- =2936NuMex Las Cruces CayenneC. annuum15,000–20,000 SHU
- =2936Wild BaccatumC. baccatum15,000–20,000 SHU
- =2936Aji GoldenC. baccatum10,000–20,000 SHU
- =2936Aji PiuraC. baccatum10,000–20,000 SHU
- =2936Cabaca RoxaC. chinense10,000–20,000 SHU
- =2936RH Lilac VariegatedC. annuum10,000–20,000 SHU
- =2936Aji NorteñoC. baccatum5,000–20,000 SHU
- =2936Aji TapachulaC. baccatum5,000–20,000 SHU
- =2936CumraC. annuum5,000–20,000 SHU
- =2936Cumra CherryC. annuum5,000–20,000 SHU
- =2936FriarelloC. annuum5,000–20,000 SHU
How to read these numbers
Ranked on the heat figure for each variety: the top of its SHU range, or the one number on file. 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 heat figure, usually because one breeder’s published number was applied across a family, so their order on the page carries no meaning. 844 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.