 The per capita water use in Latin America varies greatly among countries, among cities in the same country, and between urban and rural areas, and obviously among those with a house connection, a public tap or no improved water source at all.The average net urban water use (i.e.excluding distribution losses) was estimated at about 240 liter/capita/day, a level that is about as high as in the United States and almost twice as high as in Central Europe.