Hottest Peppers in the World, Ranked by Heat in Scovilles
Ranks 3801–3820 of 4,364 · browse the full database
- =3800HeatwaveC. annuum2,500 SHU
- =3800NavajoC. annuum2,500 SHU
- =3800CascabelC. annuum1,500–2,500 SHU
- =3800Chihuacle NegroC. annuum1,500–2,500 SHU
- =3800ChilhuacleC. annuum1,500–2,500 SHU
- =3800Chilhuacle AmarilloC. annuum1,500–2,500 SHU
- =3800Chilhuacle NegroC. annuum1,500–2,500 SHU
- =3800Chilhuacle RojoC. annuum1,500–2,500 SHU
- =3800EspletteC. annuum1,500–2,500 SHU
- =3800215 Hot PepperonciniC. annuum1,000–2,500 SHU
- =3800BastanC. annuum1,000–2,500 SHU
- =3800Botan KoshoC. annuum1,000–2,500 SHU
- =3800ChilacaC. annuum1,000–2,500 SHU
- =3800Chilaca MexicanC. annuum1,000–2,500 SHU
- =3800Chilaca Mexican NegroC. annuum1,000–2,500 SHU
- =3800ChilcostleC. annuum1,000–2,500 SHU
- =3800College 64C. annuum1,000–2,500 SHU
- =3800Holy MoleC. annuum1,000–2,500 SHU
- =3800MedusaC. annuum1,000–2,500 SHU
- =3800PasillaC. annuum1,000–2,500 SHU
How to read these numbers
Ranked on the heat figure for each variety: the top of its SHU range, or the one number on file. 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 heat figure, usually because one breeder’s published number was applied across a family, so their order on the page carries no meaning. 1,060 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.