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 2321–2340 of 4,243 · browse the full database
- =1983Francis F. Top DarkC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983French FriesC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983FriarelloC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Friariello di NapoliC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983FruitGum Orange MulticolouredC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983FruitGum Red MulticolouredC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983FrutkaC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983FusangC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983GambaC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Ganzo PeachC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Garda FireworkC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Garden SunshineC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983GasolineC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983GekikaraC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Giant SahuaroC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Githeo MirisC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Glowing TigerC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983GoatC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Goat BrainsC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Goat Brains Pale YellowC. annuum5,000–30,000 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.