The legal basis for regional development plans is the Federal Spatial Management Act (Raumordnungsgesetz, ROG) and, in addition, the spatial management laws of the Länder. The Spatial Management Act was amended in 2017. According to the ROG, regional development plans are to be established by 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).