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 1441–1460 of 4,243 · browse the full database
- =1371Rocopica CMPCR 078C. pubescens20,000–80,000 SHU
- =1371Rocopica X1C. pubescens20,000–80,000 SHU
- =1371Rocopica X3C. pubescens20,000–80,000 SHU
- =1371Rocopica X3 AC. pubescens20,000–80,000 SHU
- =1371Rocopica X3 BC. pubescens20,000–80,000 SHU
- =1371Rocopica X4 OrangeC. eximium20,000–80,000 SHU
- =1371Rocopica X4 RedC. eximium20,000–80,000 SHU
- =1371Rocopica X4 YellowC. eximium20,000–80,000 SHU
- =1449Chi-ChienC. annuum50,000–75,000 SHU
- =1449Mirch MasalaC. baccatum30,000–75,000 SHU
- =1451Cayenne ChocolateC. annuum50,000–70,000 SHU
- =1451Grande PequeínC. annuum var. glabriusculum40,000–70,000 SHU
- =1451Rocoto de SedaC. pubescens40,000–70,000 SHU
- =1451Yellow PiquínC. annuum var. glabriusculum40,000–70,000 SHU
- =1455DundicutC. annuum30,000–65,000 SHU
- =1455Chile de ArbolC. annuum15,000–65,000 SHU
- =1457African PequínC. annuum40,000–60,000 SHU
- =1457African Pequín YellowC. annuum40,000–60,000 SHU
- =1457CalicoC. annuum40,000–60,000 SHU
- =1457HontakaC. annuum40,000–60,000 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.