Dynamics of soil wind erosion in the Mu Us sandy land (in northern China) affected by cropland reclamation from 2000 to 2020

•Cropland reclamation could affect the soil wind erosion modulus in the Mu Us Sandy Land.•Through simulating the wind erosion modulus under different scenarios, the effect of cropland reclamation on wind erosion could be distinguished.•The different reclamation pattern may induce different wind erosion in the Mu Us Sandy Land.•For the cropland reclaimed by enterprise, the wind erosion may be different during fallow and planting time.