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 1501–1520 of 4,243 · browse the full database
- =1457PI 585262C. pubescens20,000–60,000 SHU
- =1457PI 593618C. pubescens20,000–60,000 SHU
- =1457PI 614001C. pubescens20,000–60,000 SHU
- =1457Ultra Pube EcuadorC. pubescens20,000–60,000 SHU
- =1457Ulupica Large YellowC. cardenasii20,000–60,000 SHU
- 1506Rocoto San IsidroC. pubescens4,000–55,000 SHU
- =1507Facing HeavenC. annuum40,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Aji AmarilloC. baccatum30,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Aji CharapitaC. chinense30,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Aji Charapita × Fidalgo RoxaC. chinense30,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Aji Charapita × HabanadaC. chinense30,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Aji Charapita IquitosC. chinense30,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Aji Charapita PeachC. chinense30,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Aji Crystal VariegatedC. baccatum30,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Aji Fantasy OrangeC. baccatum30,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Aji Fantasy Sparkly WhiteC. baccatum30,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Aji Fantasy StripeyC. baccatum30,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Aji FinlandiaC. baccatum30,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Aji Gold LimonC. baccatum30,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Aji GoldenC. baccatum30,000–50,000 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.