The legal basis for regional development plans is provided by the Federal Spatial Planning Act (Raumordnungsgesetz des Bundes, ROG) and, in addition, the spatial planning laws of the Länder. The Federal Spatial Planning Act was amended in 2017. According to the ROG, spatial planning plans must be drawn up in the Länder.

This overview contains information on the time series shown that are available in Germany and their compliance with the UN metadata. The national metadata contains supplementary methodological and country-specific information.

This overview contains information on the metadata of the SDG indicator shown, as defined by the United Nations Statistical Commission. The complete UN metadata is provided by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD).