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 2601–2620 of 4,243 · browse the full database
- =1983Purple Uprising OrangeC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Pusa Jawala OrangeC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Puta MadreC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Quatro MilpasC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Qué GuayC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983QuemazonC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Rabenii YellowC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983RagnarokC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Rainbow Mix Giant Grande PepperC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Ralph Thompson's SquashC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Ramiro YellowC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983RashidC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Rat TailC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Rat TurdC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983RawitC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Red BeautyC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Red Cloud RatundC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Red CobraC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Red Crystal SpikeC. annuum5,000–30,000 SHU
- =1983Red GlobeC. 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.