The 2002 national strategy for sustainable development of the Federal Government has made sustainability a fundamental principle of Germany’s policy. To measure the effectiveness of the strategy, a set of sustainability indicators was specified for several thematic fields at the political level. Furthermore, both target values and years were assigned to the majority of these indicators. At two-year intervals, the indicator trends have been reflected and analysed in an indicator report. The Federal Statistical Office presents its fifth report on the development of the sustainability indicators in the Indicator Report 2016.

This publication "Data to the Indicator Report 2016" is a supplement to the Indicator Report 2016 on sustainable development in Germany. It provides not only the annual series pertaining to the sustainability indicators, but also supplies annual series relating to other interesting aspects relating to the sustainability indicators. Background information mentioned in the indicator report is extended in order to increase the informational value and the transparency of the sustainability indicators.