The land fund of Akmola region is 14,613.2 thousand hectares (the largest region of the region is the Ereimentau district - 1,765.8 thousand hectares, the smallest region is the city of Kokshetau - 42.5 thousand hectares).
In the total structure of the land fund of the region, agricultural lands make up 74% or 10,784.9 thousand hectares.
The structure of the land fund is as follows:
- lands of settlements - 1,458.3 thousand hectares;
- lands of industry, transport, communications and other non-agricultural purposes - 107.4 thousand hectares;
- lands of specially protected natural areas - 519.0 thousand hectares;
- lands of the forest fund - 514.1 thousand hectares;
- lands of the water fund - 200.8 thousand hectares;
- reserve lands - 1,027.5 thousand hectares;
- lands used by Astana - 1.2 thousand hectares.
Provision of land plots or the right to lease land plots that are in state ownership and not provided for land use is carried out at auctions (competitions, auctions), except for cases provided for in paragraph 1 of Article 48 of the Land Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
According to Article 43 of the Land Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, land plots are provided on the basis of a positive conclusion of the land commission, which is created under the akimats of the region, districts and cities. The composition of the land commission is formed by the akimats and approved by the maslikhats. The composition of the land commission includes: deputies of the local representative body; representatives of the authorized body of the region, city of republican significance, the capital, district, city of regional significance, structural divisions of the relevant local executive bodies exercising functions in the field of architecture and urban planning, agriculture; representatives of public councils, non-governmental organizations in the field of agro-industrial complex and other industry non-governmental organizations, as well as local governments; representatives of the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
In case of provision of land plots in accordance with Article 43-1 of the Land Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the land commissions created at the level of a district, city of regional significance, shall also include: the akim of the city of district significance, settlement, village, rural district, on the territory of which the land plot is located; representatives of the local population of the relevant city of district significance, settlement, village, rural district, delegated by the local community meeting. The land commission operates on a permanent basis. The number of members of the land commission must be odd and be at least nine people. At the same time, the number of representatives of public councils, non-governmental organizations in the field of agro-industrial complex and other industry non-governmental organizations, the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as local governments must be at least fifty percent of the total number of members of the land commission.