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 1041–1060 of 4,243 · browse the full database
- =1030Bangladesh Black ThaiC. annuum50,000–100,000 SHU
- =1030Bird DungC. annuum50,000–100,000 SHU
- =1030Bird's EyeC. annuum50,000–100,000 SHU
- =1030Bird's Eye BabyC. annuum50,000–100,000 SHU
- =1030Bird's Eye DemonC. frutescens50,000–100,000 SHU
- =1030Bird's Eye GuyanaC. annuum50,000–100,000 SHU
- =1030Bird's Eye Sri-LankaC. frutescens50,000–100,000 SHU
- =1030Bird's Eye YellowC. annuum50,000–100,000 SHU
- =1030Black TepinC. annuum var. glabriusculum50,000–100,000 SHU
- =1030CAP 215 MicrocarpumC. baccatum50,000–100,000 SHU
- =1030ChiltepecC. annuum var. glabriusculum50,000–100,000 SHU
- =1030ChiltepínC. annuum var. glabriusculum50,000–100,000 SHU
- =1030Chiltepín AmarilloC. annuum var. glabriusculum50,000–100,000 SHU
- =1030Chiltepín CappuccinoC. annuum var. glabriusculum50,000–100,000 SHU
- =1030Chiltepín Fort PrescottC. annuum var. glabriusculum50,000–100,000 SHU
- =1030Chiltepín GuatemalanC. annuum var. glabriusculum50,000–100,000 SHU
- =1030Chiltepín HermosilloC. annuum var. glabriusculum50,000–100,000 SHU
- =1030Chiltepín HidalgoC. annuum var. glabriusculum50,000–100,000 SHU
- =1030Chiltepín McMahon's BirdC. annuum var. glabriusculum50,000–100,000 SHU
- =1030Chiltepín PhoenixC. annuum var. glabriusculum50,000–100,000 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.
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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.