The territory of Karaganda region is 42,798.3 thousand hectares and is divided into nine districts (Abai, Aktogai Bukhar-Zhyrau, Zhanaarka, Karkaraly, Nura, Osakarovka, Ulytau, Shetsk) and nine cities of regional importance (Karaganda Karazhal, Balkhash, Zhezkazgan, Temirtau, Shakhtinsk, Saran, Satpayev, Priozersk).

Land area are divided into seven categories according to the intended purpose:

1. Agricultural land – 18,036.9 thousand hectares.
2. Land of localities. This category includes land that falls within the boundaries of urban and rural areas, as well as rural areas. The land of the settlements is 4,121.4 thousand hectares.
3. Land not intended for industry, transport, communications, defense and other agriculture - 181.2 thousand hectares.
4. Lands of specially protected natural territories - 550.3 thousand hectares.
5. Land of the forest fund - 190.2 thousand hectares.
6. Land of the water fund - 50.0 thousand hectares.
7. Reserve land - 13,127.5 thousand hectares.

Land used by other regions and states - 6,540.8 thousand hectares, including:

Kyzylorda region – 2,210.9 thousand. hectares;

East Kazakhstan region - 26.5 thousand. hectares;

Russian Federation - 4,303.4 thousand hectares.

The area of irrigated land is 96.5 thousand hectares.

On the involvement of reserve lands in agricultural turnover.

In 2021, with an annual plan for the involvement of agricultural lands of 645 thousand hectares, 1,012.9 thousand hectares were actually involved, including 24.0 thousand hectares of arable land, 964 thousand hectares of pastures and 5 thousand hectares of hayfields.

The annual plan of involvement was fulfilled by 157%.

Akimats of Zhanaarka (156%), Karkaralinsk (242%), Nura (227%), Shetsk (203%) districts and the city of Zhezkazgan (523%) actively involved land in agricultural turnover.

By auction

Since the beginning of 2021, 41 auctions for the development of small and medium-sized businesses have been held in the region. At these auctions, 193 land plots of commercial use with a total area of 148.6 hectares; 298 million 851 thousand 939 tenge were received in the budget. Auctions were not held in Zhanaarka, Karkaralinsk, Nura districts.