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 2361–2380 of 4,243 · browse the full database
- =1983Hand GrenadeC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Hand Grenade ChocolateC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Hand Grenade RedC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Hand Grenade YellowC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Hang Jiao YellowC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Harold's St. BartsC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983HavanaC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983HavasuC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983HellBoyC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Hellfire ChocolateC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983HermosilloC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Hinkelhatz YellowC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Hoa BinhC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Holiday TimeC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Honduras WildC. annuum var. glabriusculum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Horizon OrangeC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983HR 116 Black RibC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983HuánucoC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983HuastecoC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Incendiary SunsetC. 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.