Drinking Mate count as water intake?

I live in Argentina and here very common to drink mate. Mate is an infusion of yerba mate that we drink every day. You can drink 1 o 2 liters per day (0.26 or 0.52 gallons). Does this count as water intake?

I live in Argentina and here very common to drink mate. Mate is an infusion of yerba mate that we drink every day. You can drink 1 o 2 liters per day (0.26 or 0.52 gallons). Does this count as water intake?