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 1781–1800 of 4,243 · browse the full database
- =1507Aji Orange DropC. baccatum10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Aji Orange PFC. baccatum10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Aji OrchidC. baccatum10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Aji PacayC. baccatum10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Aji Panca LimaC. chinense10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Aji PascoC. frutescens10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Aji PeachC. baccatum10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Aji PeanutC. baccatum10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Aji Pen 3-1C. baccatum10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Aji Penec OrangeC. baccatum10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Aji Penec RedC. baccatum10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Aji Penec YellowC. baccatum10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Aji PequanteC. frutescens10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Aji Peri PeriC. baccatum10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Aji PerùC. baccatum10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Aji Perù YellowC. baccatum10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Aji PeruvianC. baccatum10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Aji Picante VenezuelaC. annuum10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Aji PilangeC. baccatum10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Aji PineappleC. baccatum10,000–50,000 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.