Which country is the largest cotton producing country in the world?

Apparently it depends on the source because many have it as China…

This question not updated Currently, India is the world's leading producer of cotton, surpassing China recently. Although yields in India are well below the global average, cotton area in India dwarfs that of any other country, accounting for approximately 40 percent of the world total. India has the distinction of having the largest area under cotton cultivation which is about 37% of the world area under cotton cultivation between 10.5 million hectares to 12.20 million hectares. India is the largest producer of cotton in the world accounting for about 22% of the world cotton production.