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 1821–1840 of 4,243 · browse the full database
- =1507Buena Vista Wild BaccatumC. baccatum10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507C. baccatum GoldC. baccatum10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507C. chacoense BoliviaC. chacoense10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Chinese OrnamentalC. annuum10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Duke AjiC. baccatum10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507FajitaC. annuum10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Foodorama Yellow × Foodorama RedC. annuum10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Franco's AjiC. baccatum10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Guajillo El EdenC. annuum10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Indian Red BaccatumC. baccatum10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Judy's Blue Mystery × CAP 1478C. baccatum10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Orange Carbonero × Star ScreamC. annuum10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Pasilla BajioC. annuum10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Pea var. baccatumC. baccatum10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Peach × DDC. annuum10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Rocopica Ds XXL × CanarioC. pubescens10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Shabu Shabu × Lazzaretto AbruzzeseC. chinense10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Sugar Rush Peach BulletC. baccatum10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Tiger × Uchu Cream PurpleC. annuum10,000–50,000 SHU
- =1507Vanuatu × Angkor SunriseC. chinense10,000–50,000 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.
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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.