Agricultural planning at the district level requires a transparent comparison of investments, production, financial returns, and resource availability. This study evaluates the relative production and economic performance of 13 districts in the North Kazakhstan Region based on seven groups of indicators: investment activity, gross agricultural output, crop yields, livestock productivity, crop profitability, livestock profitability, and capital intensity. To compare heterogeneous indicators, proportional normalization was used, in which each district’s value is expressed as a share of the region’s total value. The final score is calculated by summing the scores for the seven factors, after which the districts are grouped into five levels of production and economic activity using the equal-interval method. The absence of certain types of livestock products is treated as a zero contribution to the corresponding subindex and is interpreted with regard to the territorial specialization of the districts. A sensitivity analysis using Min-Max normalization demonstrated high stability of the ranking (Spearman’s correlation coefficient ρ = 0.94). The Kyzylzhar District received the highest total score (140.9), while the Ualikhanov District received the lowest (59.0). The results obtained are intended for a comparative spatial–economic assessment of districts and to support regional agricultural planning.

Sustainable development of the agro-industrial complex (AIC) requires an integrated assessment of investment activity, production performance, financial returns, and resource provision at the district level. This study evaluates the production and economic performance of 13 districts of the North Kazakhstan Region using a composite scoring approach based on seven groups of indicators: investment activity, gross agricultural output, crop yields, livestock productivity, crop-production profitability, livestock-production profitability, and capital intensity. The information base includes official district-level statistics, materials of the regional agricultural authorities, data on fixed production assets for 2021–2023, and national land-use reporting. The results reveal substantial territorial differentiation. Kyzylzhar and Taiynsha districts form the high-performance group, Esil District is classified above average, whereas Ualikhanov District occupies the lowest position in the aggregate ranking. The analysis also identifies a scale-efficiency mismatch: large agricultural territories do not necessarily demonstrate high profitability or productivity, while several medium-sized districts achieve stronger returns on land and production resources. The findings provide a comparative basis for territorially differentiated agricultural policy, targeted investment support, technological modernization, and the development of processing infrastructure in the North Kazakhstan Region.